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Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
From: s.j.spring.bra0801@oasis.icl.co.uk (s.j.spring.bra0801)
Subject: "English" trifle
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 19:40:00 +0000
Message-ID: <10261994194032um@alexr.demon.co.uk>
Trifle
Somebody asked for a trifle recipe. I checked in a few recipe books
to see if what I make is reasonably traditional, and it is apart from
the jelly. Everyone I know who makes trifle puts jelly in it, but
none but one of the books mention it.
So, here goes with translations from British pints into fluid ounces!
Trifle
Use a large glass serving dish to show off the layers.
8 sponge cakes (audio cassette box size)
jam (a red one)
10 floz sherry (use orange juice if you want a non-alcoholic version)
10 floz jelly (traditionally orange or a "red" one)
14 oz tin of mixed fruit, drained
10-15 floz custard
10 floz double cream
sugar
decorations
First layer:
Spread the sponge cakes with the jam, then roughly crumble them into
the bottom of the glass serving dish. Sprinkle over the sherry or
orange juice, and leave for half an hour.
Second layer:
Mixed the drained tinned fruit into the jelly, and put on top of the
sponge cake layer. Leave until firm enough to take next layer.
Third layer:
Spread the custard on top. Leave until firm enough to take next
layer.
Fourth layer:
Whip the cream and add sugar to taste, then spread or pipe on top of
the custard.
Fifth layer:
Trifles are traditionally decorated with rosettes of cream piped
around the edge, together with pieces of angelica, those diamond
shaped jellies, flaked allmonds and/or glace cherries.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.