WHAT A FOOL!

“One fool at least in every married couple.” Henry Fielding

Not me. 🤪

So why am I talking about fools today? Oh I don’t mean human fools. Although in the world’s present state there are quite a few of them. I’ll leave that one alone. I’m talking about food. In the lovely British cookbook I received for a Christmas gift there’s a recipe for Raspberry Fool. Now Richard made Gooseberry Fool a few years ago so I decided to try this recipe ‘cause if he could do it then I can do it, right? And who doesn’t love raspberries and whipped cream.

My first question to him was,”Why is it called a fool?” He had no idea so of course I had to research and find out. That happens quite often. We’ll hear about something or someone and I’m straight to Google to find out. Just the way I am.

So what is a fool?

Google found it.

According to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

Various other sites say that the name of this delicate dessert actually comes from the French word fouler, meaning to press or crush, referring to the crushed fruits that are gently folded into thick cream.

But Wikipedia (if it’s correct) states:

Why the word “fool” is used as the name of this fruit dessert is not clear. Several authors derive it from the French verb fouler meaning “to crush” or “to press”… but this derivation is dismissed by the Oxford English Dictionary as baseless and inconsistent with the early use of the word.

Sorry. I didn’t make the Almond Biscuits. 😢 I’ll save that for another day. 😋 I figured Raspberry Fool was enough dessert for us. Not foolish enough to make two desserts.

The recipe said it serves four, which I thought would be great – two today and two tomorrow. We don’t often have dessert so this would be such a treat. And what a treat! It was delicious. 😋 As it made a large amount and was very rich I think it could easily have made six or more servings. I guess it would depend on how large your main meal was and the size of your sweet tooth. 😉 If I make it again I’ll try substituting yogurt for half the whipped cream to make it a bit healthier. See how that works.

Who knew there were so many musical choices using the word fool. Choices, choices, and more choices. But seriously how could I not choose this one.

Fool on the Hill – The Beatles

Stay safe and healthy.

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