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| '''Eton mess''' is a traditional ] ] consisting of a mixture of strawberries, ], 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 ] but will always be referred to as Harrow mess. |
'''Eton mess''' is a traditional ] ] consisting of a mixture of strawberries, ], 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 ] but will always be 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> | ||
| ⚫ | Eton mess was served in the 1930s in the school's "sock shop" (]), and was originally made with either strawberries or bananas mixed with ice-cream or cream.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|newspaper=]|date=2006-02-12 | location=London}}</ref> but strawberries are regarded as more traditional. | ||
| Lancing mess (which uses bananas) is a similar dessert that is served throughout the year at ] in ], England. | Lancing mess (which uses bananas) is a similar dessert that is served throughout the year at ] in ], England. | ||
| == History == | |||
| ⚫ | 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|newspaper=]|date=2006-02-12 | location=London}}</ref> but strawberries are regarded as more traditional. | ||
| 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> | 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> | ||
| == "Eton mess" in popular parlance == | |||
| In recent times, "Eton mess" has often been used by commentators in the media to describe political infighting within the UK ] over issues such as ]. Eton mess is used because a number of Conservative politicians were educated at Eton College.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/10705108/Tories-are-in-open-warfare-over-their-Eton-mess.html|title=Tories are in 'open warfare' over their 'Eton mess'|last=Ashworth|first=Jon|date=2014-03-18|access-date=2020-02-01|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/18/tory-minister-cameron-eton-mess|title=Tory minister attacks David Cameron's 'Eton mess' inner cabinet|last=Mason|first=Rowena|date=2014-03-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-01|last2=correspondent|first2=political|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/baroness-sayeeda-warsi-stirring-the-eton-mess-9256660.html|title=Baroness Sayeeda Warsi: Stirring the Eton Mess|date=2014-04-13|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref> | In recent times, "Eton mess" has often been used by commentators in the media to describe political infighting within the UK ] over issues such as ]. Eton mess is used because a number of Conservative politicians were educated at Eton College.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/10705108/Tories-are-in-open-warfare-over-their-Eton-mess.html|title=Tories are in 'open warfare' over their 'Eton mess'|last=Ashworth|first=Jon|date=2014-03-18|access-date=2020-02-01|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/18/tory-minister-cameron-eton-mess|title=Tory minister attacks David Cameron's 'Eton mess' inner cabinet|last=Mason|first=Rowena|date=2014-03-18|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-01|last2=correspondent|first2=political|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/baroness-sayeeda-warsi-stirring-the-eton-mess-9256660.html|title=Baroness Sayeeda Warsi: Stirring the Eton Mess|date=2014-04-13|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref> | ||
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Traditional English dessert
 A plate of Eton mess | |
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Created by | Eton College |
| Main ingredients | Strawberries, meringue, cream |
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Eton mess is a traditional English dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries, 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 but will always be referred to as Harrow mess.
Lancing mess (which uses bananas) is a similar dessert that is served throughout the year at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.
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".
"Eton mess" in popular parlance
In recent times, "Eton mess" has often been used by commentators in the media to describe political infighting within the UK Conservative Party over issues such as Brexit. Eton mess is used because a number of Conservative politicians were educated at Eton College.
See also
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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.
- "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..
- Ashworth, Jon (18 March 2014). "Tories are in 'open warfare' over their 'Eton mess'". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- Mason, Rowena; correspondent, political (18 March 2014). "Tory minister attacks David Cameron's 'Eton mess' inner cabinet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - "Baroness Sayeeda Warsi: Stirring the Eton Mess". The Independent. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
Further reading
- Leigh, Rowley (1 July 2003). "Messy pleasures". The Daily Telegraph.