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Knickerbocker Glory – Ice Cream Sundae

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Knickerbocker Glory – Ice Cream Sundae
Prep time 5 minutes
Allergy Milk
Dietary Vegetarian
Meal type Dessert
Misc Child Friendly, Serve Cold
Occasion Barbecue, Birthday Party, Casual Party
Region American
By author Karen S Burns-Booth
The knickerbocker glory is a very elaborate ice cream sundae that is served in a large tall glass, particularly in the United Kingdom, and contains ice cream, mixed fruit, chocolate or fruit syrups, cream, chopped nuts or hundreds and thousands and a wafer. It sometimes has meringues and alcohol in it too. Some references claim the ice-cream desert to be a British concoction, however, in "An A-Z of Food and Drink" (Ed. John Ayto. Oxford University Press, 2002) offers this: 'A knickerbocker glory is an elaborate ice-cream dessert consisting of layers of ice-cream, jelly, fruit, and cream served in a tall glass. It has no connection with nether garments; the term was presumably inspired by Diedrich Knickerbocker, the mock-Dutch name invented by Washington Irving for the fictitious author of his History of New York . This subsequently became synonymous with the descendants of the original Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam, and eventually with New Yorkers in general - so a knickerbocker glory is essentially a tribute to New York. The term is first recorded in the 1930s.

Ingredients

  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Tinned Fruit Cocktail
  • Fresh Strawberries
  • Strawberry Syrup (Ice Cream Sauce/Syrup)
  • Whipped Cream
  • Hundreds and Thousands (Coloured Sprinkles)
  • Ice Cream Wafer

Note

The knickerbocker glory is a very elaborate ice cream sundae that is served in a large tall glass, particularly in the United Kingdom, and contains ice cream, mixed fruit, chocolate or fruit syrups, cream, chopped nuts or hundreds and thousands and a wafer. It sometimes has meringues and alcohol in it too. Some references claim the ice-cream desert to be a British concoction, however, in  "An A-Z of Food and Drink" (Ed. John Ayto. Oxford University Press, 2002) offers this: 'A knickerbocker glory is an elaborate ice-cream dessert consisting of layers of ice-cream, jelly, fruit, and cream served in a tall glass. It has no connection with nether garments; the term was presumably inspired by Diedrich Knickerbocker, the mock-Dutch name invented by Washington Irving for the fictitious author of his History of New York . This subsequently became synonymous with the descendants of the original Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam, and eventually with New Yorkers in general - so a knickerbocker glory is essentially a tribute to New York. The term is first recorded in the 1930s.

Directions

Step 1 Take a tall glass and pour some strawberry syrup in the bottom and add a spoonful of tinned fruit. Place once scoop of ice cream in top and then add some fresh strawberries and more tinned fruit and syrup.
Step 2 Continue to build the sundae this way, with maybe three scoops of ice cream in total, and end by squirting whipped cream on the top before sprinkling with hundreds and thousands or chopped nuts. Serve with a wafer and a long spoon!
Step 3 You can vary this recipe to suit - different fruit and sauces, it is a moveable feast, along as you have a combination of ice cream, fruit. cream and sprinkles, the sky's the limit!
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