Sloe and Apple Cheese

• 1.3 kg (3 lb) apples
• 300 ml (½

The apples might be a mixture of eaters and cookers, and windfalls are fine if all the bruised parts are discarded. Wash the apples and sloes and drain them well. Cut up the apples without peeling or coring them. Put into a preserving pan with the water and simmer until the apples are soft and broken. Add the sloes and continue simmering until they are soft. Put through a sieve and weigh the pu