Trifle was originally invented to enable cooks to use up stale cake. Early in the 17th century, eggs were added and the cream became a custard that was then poured over stale cake soaked in some sort of alcohol. It was a thick cream flavored with sugar, ginger, and rosewater. Trifle evolved from an earlier English dessert called fool, the recipe dating from 1587. My mouth is watering just writing about it. If you don’t know, trifle is a layered dessert using stale cake soaked usually in sherry or other spirits, combined with custard, fruit, and whipped cream. A birthday celebration with the heroine’s favorite dessert: trifle. My Regency novella, A Kiss Beneath the Mistletoe, begins with a special meal. One thing I’ve found while writing historical romance is that people of the upper classes eat both often and well.
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