Cookbook:Eton Mess

| Dessert | Cuisine of the United Kingdom

Eton mess is a dessert of English origin consisting of a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue and cream, which is traditionally served at Eton College's annual prize-giving celebration picnic on the "Fourth of June" (actually celebrated on the last Wednesday in May).

Ingredients

 * 4 medium-sized meringues
 * 280 ml (1 ⅕ cup or 9 ½ fl oz) double cream
 * 50 g icing sugar
 * 10 ml (1 tbsp) vanilla essence
 * 150 ml (⅗ cup or 5 fl oz) Greek yoghurt
 * 500 g (2 ⅕ cups or 1 lb 2 oz) strawberries

Procedure

 * 1) Rinse the strawberries, remove the tops, and cut into halves.
 * 2) Break the meringues into pieces (not too small) and place into a bowl.
 * 3) Put the double cream, vanilla essence, and icing sugar into a bowl. Whip until reasonably stiff.
 * 4) Combine the whipped cream, yoghurt, strawberries, and meringue, being careful not to mash the meringue into pieces that are too small.
 * 5) Serve in bowls.