Chequers Fruit Cheese

Chequers fruit cheese. The Wild Service is my favourite UK tree and with a decent crop of Chequers this year I've been proactive and collected some bletted fruits (or pomes technically) and made a curd, fruit cheese, sweetmeat and leather. They have a mincemeat type flavour, with a hint of exotic/ citrus notes plus the 'grittiness' of a pear which makes it excellent for all three.
Mix equal amounts of Chequers pulp and caster sugar and gently heat for around 45 minutes until a spoon can be dragged through the mixture and not back fill for around two seconds. I used a greaseproof paper origami tray to let it set which takes a few hours. beware when heating as the mixture can bubble and spit.
Keep the fruit cheese chilled and allow the flavour to develop for 4-6 weeks if possible and and consume within the year.
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