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Fresh strawberries and eton mess question

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Holymoly321 · 13/10/2009 16:25

Am planning on making eton mess for dessert for FIL at weekend - his favourite pud for his birthday. Thing is, it's not really fresh strawberry season. I know they are still in the shops but are they that tasty? Should I get tinned strawberries for the eton mess instead or is there something I can do to fresh strawbs to make them taste more of strawberry and less of nothing at all?

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stillstanding · 13/10/2009 16:27

Definitely avoid tinned strawberries or at the least mix them with fresh ones. I would just add a bit of sugar to fresh strawberries.

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CarmelitaMiggs · 13/10/2009 16:29

OMG don't go near a tin
Had strawbs on Sunday and they were fine
they fly them in from Kenya anyway

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BertieBotts · 13/10/2009 16:30

What is wrong with tinned strawberries?

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NancyBotwin · 13/10/2009 16:30

I thought it was raspberries not strawberries??

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Holymoly321 · 13/10/2009 16:36

Ok - will get fresh strawbs and give them some sugar.

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MummyDoIt · 13/10/2009 16:37

And don't make it in advance. The meringue dissolves into the cream if you do!

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overmydeadbody · 13/10/2009 21:06

well bertie, for a start tinned strawberries are cooked.

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sabire · 14/10/2009 13:52

This pud works really well with good quality frozen raspberries.

Actually it's nicer than with strawberries...

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seeker · 14/10/2009 14:02

My ds saw it on a menu once and told me in a stage whisper that the restaurant had made a spelling mistake - it should be Eaten, not Eton!

I would use frozen strawberries or raspberries. Iceland do excellent ones. Don't use tinned - although tinned are very good in trifle.

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claricebeansmum · 14/10/2009 14:04

Eton mess is raspberries, not strawberries.

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feetheart · 14/10/2009 14:07

Still got reasonably priced, and tasty, English strawberries in Sainsburys on Sat.

Mmmmmmmm, LOVE Eton Mess (droooooooooooool)

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overmydeadbody · 14/10/2009 14:22

No clarice, Strawberries are the traditional fruit of choice for Eton Mess, or, historically, bananas. Not raspberries.

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sprogger · 14/10/2009 14:26

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BertieBotts · 14/10/2009 14:29

Oh I see, so tinned strawberries are wrong for Eton Mess, not just wrong in general?

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eyetunes · 14/10/2009 14:30

must be fresh strawbs def.

Reading this thread, i could murder a massive bowl of eton right now.

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overmydeadbody · 14/10/2009 14:43

yep Bertie.

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