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Strawberry Fool

Source of Recipe


From "Beans, Greens, and Sweet Georgia Peaches"






List of Ingredients



• 1 pint strawberries
  
• Sugar
  
• 2 Tbsp bourbon
  
• Freshly grated zest of 1 orange
  
• 1 cup heavy cream
  
• 4 sprigs fresh mint
  






Instructions



1. Wash the berries and set aside 4 small, nicely shaped ones for garnish. Stem and core the remaining berries, and cut them into thick slices. Sprinkle lightly with sugar (how much will depend on how sweet the berries are already), the bourbon, and the orange zest. Cover and set them aside to macerate for half an hour.
   
   
2. Mash the berries to a pulp with a potato masher. Don't use a blender or food processor; both machines do too good a job and liquefy them.
   
   
3. In a separate bowl, beat the cream until it forms soft peaks. Gently fold in the strawberries, until the mixture is uniform. Spoon the fool into stemmed glasses. Thoroughly chill the fool for at least 1 hour. Just before serving them, garnish the tops with the sprigs of mint and reserved berries.
   
   Serves 4