Ever wondered how British dessert Eton mess came to be? The generally accepted story goes that a strawberry, meringue and cream pudding was dropped at a cricket match between Eton and Harrow in the late 19th century. Instead of being thrown away, it was simply scooped up off the floor and served, smashed to bits, in individual bowls. An even funnier version of how the messy dessert was invented involves a 1930s picnic, a pudding and an overexcited labrador…