Cinnamon Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Of course it has to have sponge What is the sherry going to soak into otherwise??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Asthe extended family master trifle maker I would get shot if i didn't put sponge in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 WITH! Although, could I put a request in for Tiramisu? chocolate and alcohol - has to beat trifle with fruit and alcohol...!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Definitely with! But no jelly, fresh raspberries and sherry instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 The history as described here is interesting; first trifle had no sponge, and 60 years later the addition was bread, not cake, soaked in alcohol. Personally, so long as there's a home for the % by volume content, I'm easy (and there's another image for chickychickychick-ENN ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 With sponge, without fruit and alcohol and it has got to be Birds not homemade. So from the bottom of the dish to the top....... sponge, jelly, custard, dream topping, sprinkles. Perfect I have to agree I hated trifle until I tried Birds. I love Birds custard and hate trifle with sherry in it The trifle sponges you get with Birds are quite light and not grainy , I hate that grainy texture that you get with some, so I have voted without. My OH made a delicious trifle in the summer that he made his own fresh strawberry jelly for, it was gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 A bit risque on a trifle site MBN Your reputation is in jeopardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Has to be Birds custard - the others are bleh. With sponge and lots of strawberry jam - or swiss roll. Tons of sherry (although I did rather go ooooooooooooooh at the rum twist ). No jelly no how no way bleh bleh bleh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 You wouldn't say that if you tried my homemade jelly using fresh strawberries Has to be Birds custard - the others are bleh. Birds custard Has to be homemade custard In fact it all has to be homemade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Homemade jelly sounds nice, but as long as it's veggie jelly. Never made home made custard - I have the eggs now though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 A bit risque on a trifle site MBN Your reputation is in jeopardy. Seems I'm getting my just desserts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 cold home made custard.......big yum! Jelly is just so, so, wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 'Taste the Difference' fresh vanilla custard........ YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 No sponge....no jelly..... I use ratafia biscuits (a la Mrs.Beeton), raspberries and sherry......and home-made custard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Jamie can't be wrong...... http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pastry-cake/raspberry-trifle (with!) Hey Phil!!! I am with u!!! WITH WITH WITH WITH!! The booze would just mix in with the fruit or custard and "Ooops, word censored!"ody wants that!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Without! Without! Without! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 All this talk about trifle is making me . Being a northern (ok north of Watford) lass I come from a family of big trifle consumers. My aunt brings one down the M1 - no mean task with uncles driving believe me - every Xmas for OH who is deprived of the stuff. Visions of trifle over the M1 and cars skidding on it fill me with dread I was a major disappointment to the family as I refused point blank to eat the stuff. Having said that so do my offspring. I do like the idea of some of Delias alternate trifle concoctions thou so all isnt lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I make a chocolate one Choc Swiss roll sliced, doused in kaluha Clementine segments NO JELLY Chocolate custard (Sainsbury's fresh Belgian Choc) Whipped or clotted cream Cadbury's Flake crumbled on top. S'lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I make a chocolate one Choc Swiss roll sliced, doused in kaluha Clementine segments NO JELLY Chocolate custard (Sainsbury's fresh Belgian Choc) Whipped or clotted cream Cadbury's Flake crumbled on top. S'lovely! ooh for a custard hater i might even give that a go yummmm Whats Kaluha though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Sounds a trifle chocolately to me - thanks for asking what Kahola ? is - I was going to as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Isn't it a bit like Tia Maria - sort of - can't remember - so long since I had proper alcohol. Er, apart from last weekend with some Pimms (or should I say Plums?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Kahlua is a coffee liqueur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Think I prefer Tia Maria though - mixed with vodka and coke for a Black Russian! Now that would be a nice trifle - just leave out the coke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
