A knickerbocker glory is a layered

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that is served in a large tall conical glass, and to be eaten with a distinctive long spoon, particularly in

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and

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. The ''knickerbocker glory'', first described in the 1920s, may contain ice cream,

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, fruit, and

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. Layers of these different sweet tastes are alternated in a tall glass and topped with different kinds of

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, nuts,

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and often a cherry. The existence of these layers, which create red and white stripes, distinguishes the dish from a tall

and lends the knickerbocker glory its name. In the

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this dish is more commonly known as a

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, though ''knickerbocker glory'' is occasionally used.

History and etymology

An early form of the knickerbocker glory is believed to have originated in

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in the early 1900s. The name ''

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'' (as it pertains to the dish) is thought to be named after

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in Manhattan, New York. During the early 1900s the hotel was pink-and-cream colored and well known to the denizens of New York. After it closed in 1920, a tall pink-and-cream colored dish was created in honor of the hotel and the word ''glory'' was appended to the name of the dish. At some point in the 1920s the dish was introduced into the

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, where it attained great acclaim.

References

External links

BBC - Food - Recipes: Knickerbocker Glory
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History and etymology

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