Summer Pudding

Use any combination of berries you have on hand, such as raspberries and red currants.

1 1/2 pounds combined blueberries and strawberries
Grated peel of 1 lemon
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
5 or more slices white bread, with crusts trimmed
Whipped cream flavored with vanilla extract

Remove stems and pick over berries, cutting the strawberries in half. Combine fruit with the lemon peel and sugar in a small nonreactive saucepan. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Watch so that the mixture does not boil over.

Cut each slice of bread into 3 strips and line the bottom and sides of a 4-cup souffl