Yes Eton is an old school. It’s where our politicians and captains of industry originate. Kind of like they are conceived there. Maybe they hatch or something.
Anyway brilliant young minds need to be fed The Nectar of the Gods, but seeing how that stuff is always in short supply the school came up with Eton Mess; its simple, and delicious, unlike the England football team which, although simple, leaves an unpleasant aftertaste – an aftertaste of miserable failure:
To create this light and creamy treat you will need
- Double Cream (Heavy cream for those over the other side of the pond but why you’d want to remind yourselves what it’s doing to your waistline I’ve no idea)
- Meringue (you could make your own but i think ready made are nicer and just that bit easier – like puff pastry)
- A good dash of cherry liquer
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Raspberry Coulis to finish
Eton Mess comes in at No1 on the ‘things-you-can-make-after-spending-an-afternoon-drinking-wine-in-the-back-garden-tending-the-BBQ’.
First of all you pour a big glug of cherry brandy into a large bowl containing a big tub of double cream. Then you whisk until it starts to get stiff and peaky:
Now crush up the meringue in a bag – not too much you don’t want powdered meringue:
Now fold in the meringue bits:
Finally stir in the chopped fruit:
Spoon the mix into serving glasses and drizzle some coulis over the top. Serve immediately!
Preparation time 13 minutes – beat that!
I love Eton mess. This looks amazing!
And it looks like you have taken to the new kitchen like a fish to water
Yes its opened up a whole new world of healthy living haha!
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Cherry Brandy is a great idea Stan.
Cheers! I wanted to put JD and vodka in but the Mrs said the kids might react badly to that.
Spoilsport!
i haven’t seen this since the 2 fat ladies cookbook! The cherry brandy in yours makes it seem extra delicious. I served The Fat Ladies version at a dinner party in New York City 10 years ago, and everyone LOVED it. Now I’m going to have to make it again and hope I don’t turn into a fat lady.
I love the 2 fat ladies, but sadly they arent on tv anymore so I;ve switched to the hairy bikers!
I’m actually watching the Two Fat Ladies on DVD now! How did you know?!
I love how whenever they say to add some butter, it’s half a kilo!
I know they are (were) great! Mind you it takes its toll – one is no longer with us and the other one hasnt gone near butter (or wine and scotch) in a long time!
So sad. The one still with us, I heard that it was the gin and tonics that did her in. Not the gin, actually, but the quinine in the tonic destroyed her adrenal glands so she can’t even lose weight if she wants to.
Isn’t that horrible? No one suspects the tonic!
Never seen packaged meringue. Going shopping tomorrow!
So much easier than the real thing! Oops thats a bad thing to say really…
I’ve been reading about this and think it looks so delicious.. and, no, I wouldn’t worry about my waistline.. I’d just devour it and make a mess of myself:)
I’d like to see your version – with a bit of poetry!
That is one of my favorite desserts of all times! I also like to add chocolate mousse as one of the layers….tastes like heaven!
Now a chocolate eton mess – that sounds fantastic!
Does the Mess specify only strawberries and raspberries or can another fruit combo be used? As for your football team, try a fan’s incognito crying: find a paper bag that fits over your head. Cut eyeholes. Then draw tears flowing from the eyeholes. Put over head whenever things get bad. That’s what the NO Saints fans used to do when things were reallly bad, which was for quite a while (1980s too)….
Classic mess is strawberries only. We added raspberries and i was going to put blueberries too but though that was going too far. As for supporting the team I thought the Brits were bad but you lot sound like you’ve taken it to a whole new level!
Wow, simple but looks really good. Like that. Have to try this out for sure.
Yes the only thing that can go wrong is you crush up the meringue too much!
Well, if it can go wrong I can usually make it happen
Oooh that looks so delicious and so far I’ve never tried it. Must rectify that methinks!
Yes its dead easy!
Quick, excellent and tasty. Three things that the English football team are not. To use another culinary metaphor; Consistency is important. The Irish team were consistent. Played 3, lost 3, went home. As they say; “If they were playing in the garden, I’d pull the curtains.”
Best,
Conor
Quick and easy. One of my most popular posts way back was a chinese chicken curry made with this funny paste. It was one of three ingredients. Although people like looking at complex cuisine on blogs i think they also like the quick and easy stuff…
As for England, I’m German. For now.
I think I would rather be Spanish….
Mmm…it is a great dessert.
It was! It was, some might say,… epic!
Ditto on the England football team.
Yes a bit duddo than ditto
I love this combination, and with the added liqueur your recipe sounds extra tasty!
Yes it made it a bit richer I think!
I’ve made a version if this before, without the booze as there were kidlets involved. Either way, hats off to you Brits for coming up with this fabulous dessert!
Yes it makes up for our team – actually I think the dessert would have put in a better performance…
Brilliant! Thanks for making me laugh (and cry) regarding the game yesterday. I am going to starting using the term double cream from now on, too.
Thats great! As for the team – I’ve been following them since 1982 and it never gets any easier…