No fork? No problem, if you "ice cream cone" it. Meringue doesn't yield gracefully to the side-on, tongue-lapping approach; because it's stiffer (think of ice cream that's been dipped in cherry, or butterscotch, and given a crunchy shell), it's more effective to attack from on high, and take a bite. It doesn't drip, either -- but I did have to pause every so often to wipe meringue off my chin.