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
Snow cream Snow cream Snow cream can be one of two distinct desserts. Whipped cream, with or without flavorings, was known as "snow cream" or "milk snow" ("neve di latte, neige de lait") until the 17th century. There are English and continental European recipes dating to the late 15th or early 16th century, where it can be found in a Dutch recipe collection. It has been suggested that "snow" may be even older than that. The common ingredients for early recipes are cream, rosewater and sugar, whipped until stiff. Other flavouring agents, e.g., cloves or ginger, are also known from various recipes.