A recipe for strawberry soup from Heston Blumenthal. Now that strawberries are coming into season, this sounds like a delightful treat. Since the recipe is from the UK, it needs a bit of translation to American. "icing sugar" = confectioner's sugar, "clingfilm" = saran wrap, and "liquidiser" = blender. Oh those Brits! They may use funny words, but they sure make a good strawberry soup.
Posted on June 1, 2006
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