Eton Mess is everything you'd expect from a light summer dessert.
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Great Eton Mess Recipe
Serious Mealtimes/Amanda Suarez
In July 2013 chefs in London created what was reportedly the world’s largest Eton mess the classic British dessert of berries whipped cream and meringue. Assembled and served in a giant martini glass the confection weighed in at a whopping 368 pounds. To serve the dessert to 2000 hungry passersby a chef sat on a ladder and scooped out portions of the dessert bit by bit until there was nothing left. If I had been there they probably would have only served one person: me.
OK it might be a bit of an exaggeration to say I could tackle an Eton mess of that size on my own. But it really is my favourite way to enjoy sweet summer berries. And with mountains of whipped cream ripe berries (usually strawberries but some varieties include raspberries blackberries and blueberries) and crisp meringues just starting to soften it’s everything you could want in a light summer dessert. It’s easy to make and even easier to eat – and no one in my husband’s British family can stop at one portion.
