Eton Mess Recipe - English Summertime Means Strawberries and Cream

All the Ingredients for an English Summertime Tradition

All the ingredients for English summer dessert - Eton Mess

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Eton Mess, a sweet variation on ordinary strawberries and cream, is traditionally enjoyed at the June 4 awards day picnic by parents and students of 567 year old Eton College, England's oldest prep school.

It's easy to make and it's called Eton Mess because it looks like...well, a mess actually. Get in the spirit of English summertime with this traditional strawberries and cream dessert.

Eton Mess Ingredients

• 20 fluid oz whipping cream or extra heavy cream
• 1 pound fresh strawberries
• 8 to 10 large meringue kisses or meringue tartlet shells
• two tsp. sugar
• A dash of port or madeira (optional)

Index: Eton Mess Recipe - English Summertime Means Strawberries and Cream

1. All the Ingredients for an English Summertime Tradition
2. Pick Perfect Strawberries
3. Preparing the Strawberries for Eton Mess
4. Sweetening and Smashing the Strawberries
5. Preparing the Meringues for Eton Mess - English Strawberries and Cream Pudding
6. Whipped Cream - The Vital Ingredient of Eton Mess Strawberry Dessert
7. Combining the Strawberries, Cream and Meringue
8. Crushed Berries Create a Marbled Effect
9. Strawberries and Cream with a Smile