Fool (dessert)
Fool is the name for a well-known English dessert made from pureed raw or cooked fruits and cream . Mostly sour fruits are used such as rhubarb , gooseberries , raspberries or plums . About as much cream is used as fruit.
The name fool is probably derived from the French term fouler (to crush). The oldest traditional Norfolk recipe from the 17th century, however, does not contain any fruit, but consisted of English cream made from cream, eggs, sugar and spices. A variant of this from Devonshire was known as the white pot .
In ancient recipes, whipped cream is used. Eggs were added in the 18th century, but they gradually disappeared from the recipe information. In other countries there are also compote variants with cream, for example for red fruit jelly . A similar French dessert consists of mashed strawberries , kirsch and crème chantilly (sweetened whipped cream).
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- Alan Davidson : The Oxford Companion to Food. 2nd edition, edited by Tom Jaine. Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 2006, ISBN 0-19-280681-5 , p. 313: fool.