Categories: Desserts, Usenet 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
  1 1/4 c  Cream, heavy 
      2    Bananas (or equivalent 
           -amount of soft fruit) 
           Broken meringue 
  
  Whip the cream.  Chop fruit coarsely, but don't crush.  Break meringue into 
  large crumbs.  Mix everything shortly before serving and pile into glasses. 
   
  NOTES: 
   
  *  Simple dessert for failed Pavlova attempts -- My mother used to make the 
  banana variety of this when she cooked her meringues a little too long or 
  too hot. I've no idea of its origins. 
   
  *  I can never make up my mind whether I prefer the strawberry or the 
  banana version. Peach should be pretty good too, though I've never tried 
  it. 
   
  *  This is a neat way of saving a Pavlova attempt when the meringue part 
  fails:  it produces a delicious desert and no-one need ever know... 
   
  : Difficulty:  very simple. 
  : Time:  10 minutes presuming you have the meringue available. 
  : Precision:  No need to measure. 
   
  : Marcus G Hand, 
  : AT&T Information Systems, Middletown, NJ. 
  : mtuni!mgh 
   
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