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Eton mess

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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,339 Forumite
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    Cherrydee :)

    I've merged this with an older thread on eton mess so you can see how others do it. Report back!

    Zip :)
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  • cherydee
    cherydee Posts: 752 Forumite
    Hi all, my Eton Mess was a success and everyone enjoyed it. I normally have a very sweet tooth and I would rather eat a pudding as a main, but I was surprised I did find this even for me quite sickly sweet and could not eat my normal size portion.
  • jay-jay
    jay-jay Posts: 465 Forumite
    Does anyone know how long an eton mess would last before the meringues went soft.
    Im going on a posh picnic tomorrow and wondering if this would travel well if it was made up 8 in the morning for lunch.
    Thanks

    Jay x
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    Will remember a mother who had time to play;
    Because children grow up while you're not looking,
    There are years ahead for cleaning and cooking.
    So, quiet now cobwebs, dust go to sleep.
    I'm nursing my baby, and babies don't keep.
  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    I would suspect that 8.00am till lunch would result in a 'soggy' mess. could I suggest that you use two containers and keep the meringues separate from the fruit and cream etc. then crumble the meringue into the mixture at the last minute?
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Not sure really but could you not just do everything else and at lunchtime just break the meringues into it and stir.

    And I lurve Eton Mess....................
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • jay-jay
    jay-jay Posts: 465 Forumite
    Thanks for the replies so quick. Hadnt thought of doing it that way. Think I may separate the strawberries as well and make the whole thing up when I get there.
    I hope that my child, looking back on today
    Will remember a mother who had time to play;
    Because children grow up while you're not looking,
    There are years ahead for cleaning and cooking.
    So, quiet now cobwebs, dust go to sleep.
    I'm nursing my baby, and babies don't keep.
  • beckseven
    beckseven Posts: 877 Forumite
    I discovered at the weekend that the meringues don't last two minutes after I made Eton mess about 2 hours before we ate it and whilst we were eating everyone looked puzzled and asked me if i'd forgotton to put the meringues in! Doh!
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  • hollydays
    hollydays Posts: 19,812 Forumite
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    I have got strawberries , extra thick cream and home made strawberry meringue,( not made by me), and I know it's simple but how do you make it and what else do I add? Will it taste better standing for half an hour or should. I make it fresh?
  • hilstep2000
    hilstep2000 Posts: 3,089 Forumite
    Cut up strawberries, whip cream, add a couple of spoons of icing sugar to the cream. Break up meringues. Layer strawberries, cream and meringues in a bowl (or individually in glasses) Serve! :)
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  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Or you can just mix it all up in a bowl, (bit of icing sugar in the whipped cream, break the meringues) then transfer to desert glasses or even wine glasses. Thats why its called Eton MESS.

    I'm coming round, its my favourite, lol.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
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