The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
September 13th : DAMSON CHEESE
Place ripe damsons in a jar, and put it in a saucepan of boiling water, let it simmer over the fire till the fruit becomes soft; when quite done, rub them through a fine wire sieve, crack the stones, blanch the kernels, and mix them well with the pulp; weigh it, and add an equal quantity of lump sugar.
Boil very gently, stirring all the while, until it is of a sufficient thickness, then pour into oval flat preserve pots; put brandied paper on the tops, and tie down with bladder.