NOON

So, lemon curd is not a fruit “cheese.” According to my 1920’s “Modern Housewifes Book”, curds are different from cheeses because they always contain egg and butter.

LEMON CURD
Ingredients:

1lb castor sugar
4 lemons
4oz fresh butter
5 eggs

1. Wash the lemons and grate the rind from them very thinly.
2. Beat the eggs.
3. Put the eggs, lemon rind and juice, melted butter and sugar into a large saucepan.
4. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture thickens, taking care that it does not boil and curdle.
5. When the mixture is thick, strain into small sterilised pots and cover immediately.

MORNING

I know what lemon curd is and I love it.

I thought I knew about cheese. But apparently not.

A “cheese” from fruit is apparently made from fruit, sugar and water.

Here’s a fruit cheese recipes from my ancient “Modern Housewifes Book” from the 1920s

DAMSON CHEESE

Ingredients: Damsons and sugar

1. Remove the stocks from the fruit and put into a large saucepan
2. Cover closely and cook gently until the fruit is quite soft, then rub through a fine sieve.
3. Measure the pulp and put it into a preserving pan with the sugar, allowing 14ozs of sugar to each pint of pulp.
4. Boil until the greater part of the syrup has evaorated and the pulp has become stiff, stirring frequently at first and almost continuously towards then end of the process.
5. Turn into sterilised pots, seal and store.