Sherry Trifle

8 stale sponge cakes                                                                                                                   2tbs sherry,  1ozblanced almonds,   3tbs jam,  2ozs ratafia biscuits, half pint custard,  half pint cream.                                                                                                                                        solit sponge cakes,spread with jam, put into a dish and pour over sherry. sprinkle with almonds. pour over cooled custard. whip cream add 1 teaspoon sugar. decorate trifle, sprinkle with glace cherrys.       

Sounds really good, grubup! Here's a variation with Irish Creme. (Click name to see the recipe.)

Irish Creme Chocolate Trifle recipe

"I created this yummy trifle when I was given a bottle of Irish Cream liqueur as a gift and had leftover peppermint candy," relates Margaret Wilson of Hemet, California. "I’ve served it with both liqueur and coffee creamer and candy canes, too. It’s always rich and decadent."

here is another one  4 individuai sponge cakes. jam. 6 macaroons. 12 ratafia biscuits. 1/4 pint sherry. grated rind 1 lemon. 1 oz blanched almonds. 1/2 pint custard. 1/4 pint cream. 1 egg white. 1-2 oz caster sugar. glace cherries.                            split the sponge cakes into two sprread the lower ones with  jam. replace tops. arrange in a glass dish.and cover with macaroons and ratafias. soak with sherry and sprinkle with lemon rind. and almonds. cover with custard and leave to cool. whisk the cream, egg white and sugar until stiff. pile on trifle. decorate with cherries 

Margaret E and love2cook, thank you so much. All three of these are going into my trifle file to be made for upcoming special occassions. This is wonderful. Maybe one day I'll make a booklet of all the trifle recipes I've been collecting over many years, starting with my late MIL's sherry trifle. Now if only I could learn to make tea like she did.

Thank you, again,

Grace