Publication-approved historical recipe

Eton mess made with the finest English strawberries recipe

Historical recipe record without an accepted exact episode or contestant association.

Ingredients

  • 500 g strawberries
  • Caster sugar, to taste
  • 600 ml whipping cream
  • 4–6 meringues, crumbled

Method

  1. Hull and halve the strawberries. Put them in a bowl with caster sugar to taste and refrigerate until their juices form a syrup.
  2. Whip the cream until thick and keep it refrigerated.
  3. Immediately before serving, layer the strawberries and syrup with the cream and crumbled meringues.