1. Wash and hull the strawberries in a colander

2. Drain them thoroughly and cut them into small pieces

3. Put them in a liquidizer with the sieved sugar and lemon juice

4. Whisk the two creams together until thick but not stiff

5. Blend the cream well into the strawberry puree

6. Spoon the strawberry mixture into a plastic freezing container and cover it with a lid

7. Freeze the ice cream for 12hours

8. One or two hours before serving, remove the ice cream from the freezing compartment and thaw it slightly in the refrigerator

9. Scoop the ice cream into individual glasses and decorate with slices of fresh strawberries

List of ingredients required:

3 oz (75g) icing sugar
1/4 pint single cream
1/4 pint double cream
1/2 lb strawberries
Squeeze lemon juice
6 to 8 large strawberries (garnish)