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			{{Infobox food
			\| name = Eton mess
			\| image = File:Eton mess at Black Horse Inn, Nuthurst West Sussex England 2 slightly different focus point.jpg
			\| caption = A plate of Eton mess
			\| alternate_name = Harrow Mess
			\| place_of_origin = ]
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			\| creator = ]
			\| course = Dessert
			\| served =
			\| main_ingredient = Berries, meringue, cream
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			'''Eton mess''' is a traditional English dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries or other berries, ], and whipped cream.<ref name="GoldsteinMintz2015">{{cite book\|author1=Darra Goldstein\|author2=Sidney Mintz\|author3=Michael Krondl\|author4=Laura Mason\|title=The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jbi6BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA243\|year=2015\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|isbn=978-0-19-931339-6\|pages=243–}}</ref> First mentioned in print in 1893, it is commonly believed to originate from ] and is served at the ] against the pupils of ]. Eton mess is occasionally served at Harrow School, where it is referred to as Harrow mess.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Marlborough House and Its Occupants: Present and Past\|author=Arthur Henry Beavan\|year=1896\|page=162}}</ref>

			== History ==
	'''Eton mess''' is a ] consisting of a mixture of ], pieces of ] and ], which is traditionally served at ]'s annual prize-giving celebration picnic on ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Glossary C–G\|url=http://www.joyofbaking.com/other/glossaryCG.html\|publisher=JoyofBaking.com\|accessdate=2007-07-10}}</ref> One anecdotal story is that the dessert was invented when a ] accidentally sat on a picnic basket in the back of a car on the way to a picnic.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Menus\|url=http://www.bellhouse.net.nz/menus.php\|publisher=Bell House Restaurant\|accessdate=2007-07-10}}</ref> An Eton mess can be made with many other types of summer fruit, but strawberries are traditional.
			Eton mess was served in the 1930s in the school's "sock shop" (]), and was originally made with either strawberries or bananas mixed with ice-cream or cream.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Weir\|first=Robin\|author2=Caroline Liddell \|author3=Peter Brears \|title=Recipes from the Dairy\|location=London\|publisher=]\|year=1995\|isbn=0-7078-0243-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Blumenthal\|first=Heston\|author-link=Heston Blumenthal\|title=The appliance of science : Another fine mess\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/weekend/story/0,,1404884,00.html\|newspaper=]\|date=2005-02-05}}</ref> Meringue was a later addition.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news\|last=Blumenthal\|first=Heston\|author-link=Heston Blumenthal\|title=No messing\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/weekend/story/0,,985398,00.html\|newspaper=The Guardian\|date=2003-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Smith\|first=Michael\|title=Fine English Cookery\|location=London\|publisher=]\|year=1973\|isbn=0-571-10349-9\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/fineenglishcooke0000smit}} (Revised edition London: ], 1998, Foreword by Geraldene Holt; {{ISBN\|978-1897959367}}.) See {{cite news\|last=Dupleix\|first=Jill\|title=Eton mess : Strawberries and cream make a superb summer pudding for lazy, hazy days\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article442202.ece\|newspaper=]\|date=2004-06-03 \| location=London}}</ref> An Eton mess can be made with many other types of summer fruit,<ref>A recipe by ], for instance, uses bananas: see {{cite news\|last=Blumenthal\|first=Heston\|author-link=Heston Blumenthal\|title=Eton mess : Look, no berries – this Eton mess is a crispy, creamy, zingy heap of a treat\|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/heston_blumenthal/article725886.ece\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531072451/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/heston_blumenthal/article725886.ece\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=31 May 2010\|newspaper=]\|date=2006-02-12 \| location=London}}</ref> but strawberries are regarded as more traditional.{{citation needed\|date=May 2022}}

		⚫	The word ''mess'' may refer to the appearance of the dish,<ref name="Guardian"/> or may be used in the sense of "a quantity of food", particularly "a prepared dish of soft food" or "a mixture of ingredients cooked or eaten together".<ref>{{cite web\|title=mess\|url=http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/mess\|publisher=] Online Dictionary\|access-date=2007-11-25}} The '']'' defines ''mess'' as " serving of food; a course; a meal; a prepared dish ''of'' a specified kind of food." or " portion or serving of liquid or pulpy food such as milk, broth, porridge, boiled vegetables, ''etc.''": {{Cite book\|contribution=mess, ''n.''\|contribution-url=http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00306872\|editor-last=Simpson\|editor-first=John\|title=]\|place=Oxford\|publisher=]\|date=March 2002\|access-date=2007-07-10}}.</ref>
	A similar dessert is the Lancing mess, served throughout the year at ] in ], ].

			==See also==
⚫	The word ''mess'' may refer to the appearance of the dish, or may be used in the sense of " serving of food; a course; a meal; a prepared dish ''of'' a specified kind of food." or " portion or serving of liquid or pulpy food such as milk, broth, porridge, boiled vegetables, ''etc.''"~~<ref>~~{{~~citation~~\|contribution=mess, ''n.''\|contribution-url=http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00306872\|editor-last=Simpson\|editor-first=John\|title=]\|place=Oxford\|publisher=]\|date=March 2002\|~~accessdate~~=2007-07-10}}.</ref>
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	==~~Recipe~~==		==References==
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	==~~=Ingredients=~~==		==Further reading==
			*{{cite news\|last=Leigh\|first=Rowley\|title=Messy pleasures\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/3306199/Messy-pleasures.html\|newspaper=]\|date=2003-07-01}}
	4 medium-sized meringues<br>
	280 ml ]<br>
	50 g ]<br>
	10 ml (1 tbsp) ] essence<br>
	150 ml ]<br>
	500 g strawberries

			{{Commons category\|Eton mess}}
	===Method===
			{{Puddings}}
	#Rinse the strawberries, remove the tops and cut into halves.
			{{English cuisine}}
	#Break the meringues into pieces (not too small) and place into a bowl.
	#Put the double cream, vanilla essence and icing sugar into a bowl and whip until reasonably stiff.
	#Combine the cream, yoghurt, strawberries and meringue, being careful not to mash the meringue into pieces that are too small.
	#Serve in bowls.

	==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 13:23, 12 January 2025

Traditional English dessert

Eton mess
A plate of Eton mess
Alternative names	Harrow Mess
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	England
Created by	Eton College
Main ingredients	Berries, meringue, cream
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Eton mess is a traditional English dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries or other berries, meringue, and whipped cream. First mentioned in print in 1893, it is commonly believed to originate from Eton College and is served at the annual cricket match against the pupils of Harrow School. Eton mess is occasionally served at Harrow School, where it is referred to as Harrow mess.

History

Eton mess was served in the 1930s in the school's "sock shop" (tuck shop), and was originally made with either strawberries or bananas mixed with ice-cream or cream. Meringue was a later addition. An Eton mess can be made with many other types of summer fruit, but strawberries are regarded as more traditional.

The word mess may refer to the appearance of the dish, or may be used in the sense of "a quantity of food", particularly "a prepared dish of soft food" or "a mixture of ingredients cooked or eaten together".

References

Darra Goldstein; Sidney Mintz; Michael Krondl; Laura Mason (2015). The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. pp. 243–. ISBN 978-0-19-931339-6.
Arthur Henry Beavan (1896). Marlborough House and Its Occupants: Present and Past. p. 162.
Weir, Robin; Caroline Liddell; Peter Brears (1995). Recipes from the Dairy. London: National Trust. ISBN 0-7078-0243-1.
Blumenthal, Heston (5 February 2005). "The appliance of science : Another fine mess". The Guardian.
^ Blumenthal, Heston (28 June 2003). "No messing". The Guardian.
Smith, Michael (1973). Fine English Cookery. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-10349-9. (Revised edition London: Serif, 1998, Foreword by Geraldene Holt; ISBN 978-1897959367.) See Dupleix, Jill (3 June 2004). "Eton mess : Strawberries and cream make a superb summer pudding for lazy, hazy days". The Times. London.
A recipe by Heston Blumenthal, for instance, uses bananas: see Blumenthal, Heston (12 February 2006). "Eton mess : Look, no berries – this Eton mess is a crispy, creamy, zingy heap of a treat". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010.
"mess". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 25 November 2007. The Oxford English Dictionary defines mess as " serving of food; a course; a meal; a prepared dish of a specified kind of food." or " portion or serving of liquid or pulpy food such as milk, broth, porridge, boiled vegetables, etc.": Simpson, John, ed. (March 2002). "mess, n.". OED Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 July 2007..

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Exemplars	Elinor Fettiplace (Receipt Book, 1604) Gervase Markham (The English Huswife, 1615) Robert May (The Accomplisht Cook, 1660) Hannah Woolley (The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet 1670) Kenelm Digby (The Closet Opened 1699)
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18th century

Exemplars

Mary Kettilby (A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick and Surgery 1714)
Mary Eales (Mrs Mary Eales's Receipts 1718)
John Nott (The Cooks and Confectioners Dictionary, 1723)
Eliza Smith (The Compleat Housewife 1727)
Hannah Glasse (The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy 1747)
Ann Cook (Professed Cookery, 1754)
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Elizabeth Raffald (The Experienced English Housekeeper 1769)
Richard Briggs (The English Art of Cookery 1788)
William Augustus Henderson (The Housekeeper's Instructor 1791)

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19th century

Exemplars	Maria Rundell (A New System of Domestic Cookery 1806) Eliza Acton (Modern Cookery for Private Families 1845) Charles Elmé Francatelli (The Modern Cook 1846) Isabella Beeton (Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management 1861)
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20th century

Exemplars	Florence Petty Elizabeth David (A Book of Mediterranean Food 1950) Dorothy Hartley (Food in England 1954) Constance Spry Fanny Cradock Marguerite Patten Jane Grigson Delia Smith Rick Stein Nigel Slater Keith Floyd Marco Pierre White Nigella Lawson Jamie Oliver Fergus Henderson (The Whole Beast 1999) Gordon Ramsay Gary Rhodes Mary Berry
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21st century

Exemplars	Heston Blumenthal (The Fat Duck) Lizzie Collingham Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (River Cottage) Rachel Khoo Michel Roux Jr. (Le Gavroche) Antony Worrall Thompson Clarissa Dickson Wright (A History of English Food 2011)
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