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WEXFORD STRAWBERRY AND LEMON CURD  MESS  SERVES 4 

3 MEDIUM EGGS , WHITES N YOKES SEPARATED 

300G FRESH WEXFORD STRAWBERRIES (WASHED AND HALVED )

275G CASTER SUGAR 

600ML FRESH WHIPPED CREAM 

340G CHIVERS LEMON CURD 

 CHOCOLATE FLAKE TO GARNISH 

PRE HEAT OVEN TO 300F / 150C /GAS 2 

* WHISK EGG WHITES ON A MEDUIM HIGH SPIN IN A MIXER UNTIL SOFT PEAKS FORM 
* BEGIN TO ADD 150G OF SUGAR (A DESERTSPOON ) AT A TIME , ALLOWING ABOUT 30 SECS AFTER EACH ADDITION UNTIL ITS ALL INCORPORATED, ADD ALL SUGAR TO COMBINE 
* WHACK SPEED UP TO HIGH AND WHISK FOR ONE MINUTE UNTIL THE EGG WHITES ARE THICK AND GLOSSY FIRM PEAKS 
* PLACE BAKING PAPER ON OVEN TRAY AND TAKE DESERTSPOONS OF THE MERINGUE MIX AND MAKE TWO ROWS OF FOUR 
* PLACE IN OVEN AND REDUCE THE HEAT TO 275F/135C/GAS 1 BAKIN THEM FOR AN HOUR 
* ONCE TIME IS UP ,TURN OFF OVEN AND LEAVE IN OVEN OVER NIGHT TILL COLD
* WHIP CREAM
* WHEN CLOSE TO SERVING TAKE A LARGE BOWL AND PLACE THE WHIPPED CREAM, LEMON CURD ( A FEW TABLESPOONS )AND GENTLY FOLD TOGETHER 
* CRUMBLE UP YOUR MERINGUES AND WITH THE STRAWBERRIES FOLD THEM INTO THE CREAM MIXTURE 
* SPOON THE MIXTURE INTO SERVING GLASSES AND GARNISH WITH A CHOCOLATE FLAKE AND SOME MORE LEMON CURD AND WEXFORD STRAWBERRIES 
* SERVE WITH A SMILE AND ENJOY