Eton Mess
published by George W Whitehead on Jun 30, 2009
This quintessential English dish is the tastiest, easiest to prepare dessert ever devised.
Eton Mess was created at Britain’s most famous public school, Eton College, and is traditionally served at the annual Eton “Fourth of June” celebration, which in true eccentric British style, is held on the last Wednesday in May!
This recipe is for four servings. The elements can be prepared in advance, but do not assemble the dish until it is time to serve it!
Ingredients
- 1 lb 8 oz strawberries
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 8 fl oz whipping cream
- 8 meringue nests
Method
- Hull and chop the strawberries and put in a bowl and sprinkle the sugar over the top.
- Whip the cream in a large bowl until it forms stiff peaks (Don‘t over-whip!).
- Break up the meringues into small pieces about the size of a ladies fingernail and sprinkle them over the cream.
- Hull and chop the strawberries and fold the mixture together.
Serve, just by dolloping the mess into the dishes. If you want to be ‘cheffy’ you can add a couple of strawberries to garnish.
Enjoy!
Notes:
If you want an alternative, the mess can be made with almost any soft fruit, including bananas.
You can replace the sugar with artificial sugar.
Instead of whipping cream, ‘Elmlea’ type alternative whipping cream or Greek yoghurt is acceptable.
# 1 by Louie Jerome
June 30th, 2009 at 7:04 am #
Well, I never had you down an Eton boy, George! LOL
# 2 by Pinaki Ghosh
June 30th, 2009 at 9:03 am #
Nice recipe, George.
# 3 by Melody SJAL
June 30th, 2009 at 9:41 am #
Hmmm…sounds cool.
# 4 by Daisy Peasblossom
June 30th, 2009 at 5:19 pm #
Sounds yummy. I would never have expected this from the title.
# 5 by deep blue
June 30th, 2009 at 7:02 pm #
Worth a try. Thanks for sharing.
# 6 by Diverseblogger
June 30th, 2009 at 10:04 pm #
I will definitely try this recipe out. I post something up here for you to make also.
# 7 by Ruby Hawk
June 30th, 2009 at 10:05 pm #
Your recipe looks good and easy to make, that’s a big plus.
# 8 by George W Whitehead
July 1st, 2009 at 1:12 am #
Thanks for the comments everyone, and Louie, I’m an eatin’ boy!
# 9 by Debra.
July 1st, 2009 at 6:19 am #
This recipe sounds heavenly, I’ve definitely got to give it a try! Thanks for sharing this, George!
# 10 by Ruby Hawk
July 1st, 2009 at 9:10 pm #
another I like
# 11 by Kaligantsaros
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:24 am #
Nice! But we call it a comprehensive mess in less exalted circles.
# 12 by nsmukundan
July 5th, 2009 at 11:31 am #
Really delicious recipe…my best wishes to u.
# 13 by Hazel Crowther
July 14th, 2009 at 4:40 am #
Lovely recipe and I like the write up of the history.
# 14 by gaby7
August 16th, 2009 at 5:47 am #
Another mouth watering recipe here George? Are you a Chef?
# 15 by lene21
August 17th, 2009 at 12:41 pm #
Great recipe. It sounds delicious.
# 16 by Rask Balavoine
August 24th, 2009 at 7:03 am #
Thanks for clearing that up for me – I’ve always wondered what Eton Mess was but never liked to ask!