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Eton Mess

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Eton Mess

Dessert
⏱ 15 min
👥 Serves 4
Difficulty ⭐

An English summer dessert of crushed meringue, strawberries, and whipped cream folded together.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Eton Mess is named after Eton College and is said to have been served at its annual June cricket match against Harrow. True to the name, you simply fold meringue, strawberries, and cream together without worrying about looks. It's a must in early summer when strawberries are in season.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an early-summer garden party, glass bowls of Eton Mess are handed round and guests on the lawn dig in with their spoons.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Hull the strawberries and quarter half of them.

  2. Mash the remaining strawberries with 1 tbsp sugar to make a sauce.

  3. Whip the cream with the remaining sugar to soft peaks.

  4. Roughly crush the meringues by hand.

  5. Loosely fold together the cream, meringue, cut strawberries, and sauce.

  6. Spoon into glasses and decorate with strawberries.

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