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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 8 ingredients

  1. One pint of Cream
  2. Sugar
  3. Brandy
  4. Rose
  5. Strawberries
  6. Biscuit
  7. Cut
  8. Apricot
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Strawberry High in vitamin C · Source of manganese

    High in vitamin C · 59 mg per 100 g, 74% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Source of manganese · 0.4 mg per 100 g, 19% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    • Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Strawberries, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. One pint of Cream.
  2. Pick out about a dozen of the best strawberries for decoration.
  3. Cut up the remainder, mix with the ratafias (chopped), sugar, lemon-juice, and brandy, and let them soak for about one hour Take a round of Genoese pastry, spread the edge with apricot marmalade.
  4. Place it on the dish it is to be served on, and stand the wafer biscuits round the edge, pressing them into the apricot marmalade.
  5. Pipe them with royal icing, just one rose inside each biscuit, to secure it to the pastry, then up the joining of the biscuits, round the top and bottom.
  6. Tie a band of ribbon round the centre of the biscuits and let the case stand for some time to set the icing.
  7. Whisk the cream, strain the brandy from the fruit, mix the fruit with the cream, fill up the biscuit case, decorate to taste with strawberries and angelica, and serve.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Whisk
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Sieve