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'''Eton mess''' is a ] of ] origin consisting of a mixture of ], pieces of ] and ], which is traditionally served<ref>{{cite web|title=Glossary C–G|url=http://www.joyofbaking.com/other/glossaryCG.html|publisher=JoyofBaking.com|accessdate=2007-07-10}}</ref> at ]'s annual prize-giving celebration picnic on the "Fourth of June" (actually celebrated on the last Wednesday in May<ref>{{cite web|title=Dates of Halves|url=http://www.etoncollege.com/Eton.asp?state=load&di=171|accessdate=2007-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eton Glossary|url=http://www.etoncollege.com/eton.asp?di=321#fourthofjune|accessdate=2007-12-06}}</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> According to ''Recipes from the Dairy'' (1995)<ref>{{cite book|last=Weir|first=Robin|coauthors=Caroline Liddell & Peter C.D. Brears|title=Recipes from the Dairy|location=London|publisher=]|year=1995|isbn=0707802431}}</ref> by Robin Weir, who spoke to Eton College's librarian,<ref>{{cite news|last=Blumenthal|first=Heston|authorlink=Heston Blumenthal|title=The appliance of science : Another fine mess|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1404884,00.html|publisher='']''|date=]}}</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 Eton mess was served in the 1930s in the school's "sock shop" (]), and was originally made with either strawberries or bananas mixed with ice-cream or cream. Meringue was a later addition,<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|last=Blumenthal|first=Heston|authorlink=Heston Blumenthal|title=No messing|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,985398,00.html|publisher='']''|date=]}}</ref> and may have been an innovation by Michael Smith, the author of ''Fine English Cookery'' (1973).<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Michael|title=Fine English Cookery|location=London|publisher=]|year=1973|isbn=0571103499}} 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|publisher='']''|date=]}}</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|authorlink=Heston Blumenthal|title=Eton mess : Look, no berries &ndash; 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|publisher='']''|date=]}}</ref> but strawberries are regarded as more traditional. '''Eton mess''' is a ] of ] origin consisting of a mixture of ], pieces of ] and ], which is traditionally served<ref>{{cite web|title=Glossary C–G|url=http://www.joyofbaking.com/other/glossaryCG.html|publisher=JoyofBaking.com|accessdate=2007-07-10}}</ref> at ]'s annual prize-giving celebration picnic on the "Fourth of June" (actually celebrated on the last Wednesday in May).<ref>{{cite web|title=Dates of Halves|url=http://www.etoncollege.com/Eton.asp?state=load&di=171|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-12-06}} {{cite web|title=Eton Glossary|url=http://www.etoncollege.com/eton.asp?di=321#fourthofjune|publisher=]|accessdate=2007-12-06}}</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> According to ''Recipes from the Dairy'' (1995)<ref>{{cite book|last=Weir|first=Robin|coauthors=Caroline Liddell & Peter C.D. Brears|title=Recipes from the Dairy|location=London|publisher=]|year=1995|isbn=0707802431}}</ref> by Robin Weir, who spoke to Eton College's librarian,<ref>{{cite news|last=Blumenthal|first=Heston|authorlink=Heston Blumenthal|title=The appliance of science : Another fine mess|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1404884,00.html|publisher='']''|date=]}}</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. Meringue was a later addition,<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|last=Blumenthal|first=Heston|authorlink=Heston Blumenthal|title=No messing|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,985398,00.html|publisher='']''|date=]}}</ref> and may have been an innovation by Michael Smith, the author of ''Fine English Cookery'' (1973).<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Michael|title=Fine English Cookery|location=London|publisher=]|year=1973|isbn=0571103499}} 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|publisher='']''|date=]}}</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|authorlink=Heston Blumenthal|title=Eton mess : Look, no berries &ndash; 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|publisher='']''|date=]}}</ref> but strawberries are regarded as more traditional.


A similar dessert is the Lancing mess, served throughout the year at ] in ], ]. A similar dessert is the Lancing mess, served throughout the year at ] in ], ].

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An Eton mess.

Eton mess is a dessert of English origin consisting of a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue and cream, which is traditionally served at Eton College's annual prize-giving celebration picnic on the "Fourth of June" (actually celebrated on the last Wednesday in May). One anecdotal story is that the dessert was invented when a Labrador accidentally sat on a picnic basket in the back of a car on the way to a picnic. According to Recipes from the Dairy (1995) by Robin Weir, who spoke to Eton College's librarian, 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, and may have been an innovation by Michael Smith, the author of Fine English Cookery (1973). An Eton mess can be made with many other types of summer fruit, but strawberries are regarded as more traditional.

A similar dessert is the Lancing mess, served throughout the year at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.

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".

Notes

  1. "Glossary C–G". JoyofBaking.com. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  2. "Dates of Halves". Eton College. Retrieved 2007-12-06. "Eton Glossary". Eton College. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  3. "Menus". Bell House Restaurant. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  4. Weir, Robin (1995). Recipes from the Dairy. London: National Trust. ISBN 0707802431. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. Blumenthal, Heston (2005-02-05). "The appliance of science : Another fine mess". The Guardian. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Blumenthal, Heston (2003-06-28). "No messing". The Guardian. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. Smith, Michael (1973). Fine English Cookery. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0571103499. See Dupleix, Jill (2004-06-03). "Eton mess : Strawberries and cream make a superb summer pudding for lazy, hazy days". The Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. A recipe by Heston Blumenthal, for instance, uses bananas: see Blumenthal, Heston (2006-02-12). "Eton mess : Look, no berries – this Eton mess is a crispy, creamy, zingy heap of a treat". The Sunday Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. "[Definition of "mess"]". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 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 2007-07-10.

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