Fruit fool Fruit fool A fool is an English dessert. Traditionally, fruit fool is made by folding pureed stewed fruit (classically gooseberries) into sweet custard. Modern fool recipes often skip the traditional custard and use whipped cream. Additionally, a flavouring agent like rose water may be added. "Foole" is first mentioned as a dessert in 1598 (together with trifle), although the origins of gooseberry fool may date back to the 15th century. The earliest recipe for fruit fool dates to the mid 17th century. Why the word "fool" is used as the name of this fruit dessert is not clear. Several authors
Whipped-cream charger Whipped-cream charger A whipped cream charger (sometimes colloquially called a whippit, whippet, nossy, nang, Johnson or charger) is a steel cylinder or cartridge filled with nitrous oxide (NO) that is used as a whipping agent in a whipped cream dispenser. The narrow end of a charger has a foil covering which is broken to release the gas. This is usually done by a sharp pin inside the whipped cream dispenser. The nitrous oxide in chargers is also used as an oxidizer in hybrid model rocket engines. It is also a popular recreational drug. The associated kitchen appliance which receives the