Trifle
At a party in Convivio I brought as contribution dessert in the shape of a trifle.....people from all over the world at this party were curious about the origins of this British dessert....for you my new friends is this explanation: In
the Middle Ages the inclusion of fruit with a meal was considered the
prerogative of the nobility. Although fruits native to the UK, such as
gooseberries, blackberries, black and red currants and apples, were
sometimes available growing in the wild, most were contained in
fruiteries attached to the kitchen gardens of the wealthy. Thus it was
the cooks of the rich who first started to make jams, marmalades and
jellies as well as candied peel and dried fruit. It wasn't until
the 18th Century that sweetened fruit jelly was available to the
masses, coinciding with the reduction in the price of sugar. It is not
known who first came up with the idea of combining jelly with cake
soaked in sherry or fruit juice, custard and cream, but the resulting
dessert makes a delicious (if fattening) end to the meals of Christmas
Day.
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Taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A663455
