Bramble Cheese

• equal quantities of blackberries and cooking apples
• granulated sugar

Wash the berries. Peel but do not core the apples and cut them up roughly. Put the fruit in a saucepan with water almost to cover and cook slowly, covered, until reduced to a pulp. Rub through a coarse sieve, adding a little more boiling water. Weigh the strained pulp and to each 450 g (1 lb), add 450 g (1 lb) sugar.

Warm gently, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved, then bring to th