Eton Mess recipe
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When the annual prize-giving is held at Eton College, one of Britain's most famous public schools, parents and pupils have a picnic on the playing fields. Among the dishes then served is this marvellously boozy mixture of strawberries, cream and crushed meringues, to which the school has lent its name
ingredients
450 g (1 lb) strawberries, hulled
75 ml(3 floz) kirsch
375 ml(12 floz) fresh double or whipping cream
6 small meringues, crushed
75 ml(3 floz) kirsch
375 ml(12 floz) fresh double or whipping cream
6 small meringues, crushed
method
1. Reserve a few small strawberries for the decoration. Chop the remainder and place in a bowl. Sprinkle with the kirsch, cover and chill for 2 - 3 hours.
2. Whip the cream until it just holds its shape, then gently fold in the strawberries and their juices and the crushed meringues. Spoon into a glass serving dish, decorate with the reserved strawberries and serve immediately.
2. Whip the cream until it just holds its shape, then gently fold in the strawberries and their juices and the crushed meringues. Spoon into a glass serving dish, decorate with the reserved strawberries and serve immediately.
serving amount
serves 4 - 6
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