Eton Mess

(serves at least 10)

2 lbs straw­ber­ries, hulled and quartered
2 pints heavy whip­ping cream, whipped with a trace of vanil­la and a tbsp sugar
2 cups meringues, crushed up to peb­ble size

In a large tri­fle bowl (don’t have one? nei­ther did I, so go to KMart and get one with Martha Stew­art’s bless­ing and about $6), put in a lay­er of straw­ber­ries. Add a lay­er of cream, a lay­er of meringues, and so on until you run out. End with a straw­ber­ry on top.