Eton mess as more traditional. A similar dessert is Lancing mess (which uses bananas), 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". Eton mess Eton mess is a traditional English dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries, broken meringue, and whipped double cream. First mentioned in print in 1893, it is commonly believed to originate from Eton College and is
Floating island (dessert) Katharine Hepburn's character Bunny Watson served Richard Sumner (Spencer Tracy) floating island dessert. In Jack London's story, The Apostate, floating island is a dish that holds a near-mythical ideal to the working class lead character. In the Nancy Drew mystery story "The Hidden Staircase", floating island is served at Twin Elms. In , floating island is one of Myrtle Snow's favorite desserts after key lime pie. Floating island (dessert) A floating island is a dessert of French origin, consisting of meringue floating on crème anglaise (a vanilla custard). The meringues are prepared from whipped egg whites, sugar, and vanilla extract