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Please help I've fucked a trifle

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DishingOutDone · 25/04/2019 18:41

Making trifle for someone as a surprise. It will be as I don't know how to make one. I got about 8 Sainsburys square-ish trifle sponges in a bowl, layered tinned fruit and syrup from said fruit on top. Made 2 pints of jelly (big bowl), left it to cool, it was a bit warm to be honest. Poured it in. Sponges floating on the top will not sink.

What did I do wrong? How can I get those sponges to sink? Bricks? So depressed this has cost me about a tenner getting all the ingredients and it already looks like a car crash with sponge.

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2018SoFarSoGreat · 26/04/2019 16:47

wonderful thread, OP. You are just fab!

Made my day, and it's only 8:47 am where I am :)

RandomWok · 26/04/2019 16:51

Grate some chocolate on it for that extra chefy touch.

runoutofnamechanges · 26/04/2019 16:55

While I am of the "no place for jelly in trifle" school, I do have a 1950's finishing school cookbook with a recipe for trifle made with jelly. According to the recipe, the fruit should be set in the jelly, a layer of broken sponge soaked in sherry placed on top after it is set, then a layer of custard, followed by cream, so your trifle construction with floating sponges is just fine, if a little wonky Grin

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BusterTheBulldog · 26/04/2019 16:56

Add hundreds and thousands plus a few glacè cherries and you’ll be fine!

MitziK · 26/04/2019 16:56

As soon as you add the hundreds and thousands, little silver balls and jelly sweets, it will be perfect. Well, as perfect as you can get without also providing a red jelly in the shape of a rabbit on chopped up green jelly 'grass' and a cheese and pineapple hedgehog as well.

runoutofnamechanges · 26/04/2019 16:59

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Don't add hundreds and thousands! At least, not until you are about to serve it. Otherwise you will end up with a sprinkling of white pellets on multicoloured rainbow cream. It really will look like care bear vomit if you do that Grin

LIZS · 26/04/2019 17:04

Yum, am I the only one wanting trifle now! It does not really matter anyway as it all goes down the same way.

MitziK · 26/04/2019 17:11

What on earth is wrong with multicoloured rainbow cream?

Sounds awesome to me. And I'm entitled to be a pig indulged at the moment.

[goes in search of DP to give him instructions to hunt down a Bird's Trifle Mix in the shop]

FlibbertyGiblets · 26/04/2019 17:12

Brilliantly done OP. I laughed at the spray cream post. You're v funny. DD will be thrilled and rightly so.

Chartreuser · 26/04/2019 17:22

I have now got Felicity Kendall reading the MLS story where she thinks she's eaten someone's sparkly ring. I didn't hugely live FK but she was perfect reading the books.

I imagined jelly diamonds too, no idea why as never had them (nor trifle either, suspect DSM felt it common).

It looks amazing OP and also like all the love for DD you have put into it

Oblomov19 · 26/04/2019 17:51

All these trifle haters are wierd. I flippin love trifle, but only have it rarely. Dh makes the best one!

This thread has really made me giggle, sorry OP! Grin

Cheekyfeckery · 26/04/2019 18:46

Thanks to this thread I remembered I had a (long standing) box of Birds trifle on the cupboard. I have now made the trifle and will eat it throughout tonight’s television viewing.

I am disappointed I don’t have jelly diamonds though. And that the sprinkles are brown, not red and brown like the last time I had one (about 1981).

Scotinoz · 26/04/2019 19:17

What a flipping marvellous thread this is!

Bad Harry and My Naughty Little Sister eating the party trifle is a favourite with my girls, and they're dying for me to make a trifle.

Look forward to seeing the end result with silver balls and jelly sweets 😀

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DishingOutDone · 26/04/2019 20:14

BIRDS TRIFLE!! Ambrosia of the Gods! O I wish I'd had a Birds Trifle in the cupboard before I started this.

Anyway ... so what happened then was I had 3 litre bowl of jelly and cream and now the spray cream started to melt. This was 4.30pm and it was meant to be for this evening. First of all, I got something to fill the gap. Melty melty. Then, I put the jelly tots on. Melty melty melt. Then I sprinkled over the silver balls. Only, with that much gunk on top the balls didn't "sprinkle" so much as "dump" so I couldn't arrange them in an attractive manner. Well, here goes ...

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DishingOutDone · 26/04/2019 20:23

Not sure if you can see what I plugged the gap with. I tried to print a lovely picture of Bad Harry and MNLS looking at the party table, but it printed as a thumbnail, then I had to cut the paper, and all the time the spray cream is returning to its natural state (i.e., not sprayed). But that's how it ends.

Reader, we ate it. DD loved it, she knew what it was straight away. I stuck a candle it in, called everyone in to the kitchen and we had to have it at 4.35pm like it or not. Even the dog had a big lick. Now the sorry remains are in the fridge and no one wants any more, ever. I'd like to share it with the neighbours but I am too ashamed, and I don't think they are MNLS readers. But I am glad I've met so many fans on here.

Please help I've fucked a trifle
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LIZS · 26/04/2019 20:25

That looks fab!

StinkyDora · 26/04/2019 20:41

Just wonderful! This thread has made my day - what a lovely mum you are!

Laineypopps · 26/04/2019 21:01

I love this. Sincerely love this. Memories made right there. So happy that books still bring joy to kids. It makes my heart sing! ❤️ The Naughty Little Sister books were some of my favourites. I still love reading them to the infants in my school. I have two little boys who are less than interested though! 😢

nicenewdusters · 26/04/2019 21:02

Dishing I've had a pretty rubbish week but your trifle and thread have made me smile. So glad DD knew the significance, and that the dog got a look in too. I'm a big trifle fan, jelly or no jelly, so would happily have your fridge leftovers Smile .

Needcoffeecoffeecoffee · 26/04/2019 21:04

It looks fab and I knew your dd would love it.
Happy birthday to her.

I'm now inspired to create something from a book for my dc or read naughty little sister to them

SneakyGremlins · 26/04/2019 21:07

I'm howling with laughter Grin

I'd eat it OP.

I've never heard of bird's trifle though, is it a packet? Shock

MrsMozartMkII · 26/04/2019 21:24

The end result looks beautiful GrinWine

It'll go down in the anals of your family history Star

Hanumantelpiece · 26/04/2019 21:37

That's great dishing! I think you did an excellent job.
I can remember having trifle at birthday parties as a child. That or a blancmange shaped like a rabbit yes, I'm old
Only my Aunt was trusted to make trifles, she couldn't do cakes. Her trifles were creamy, custardy, and (I'm pretty sure) jelly-y delights. We once had one with mandarins in. Yum!

MsMightyTitanAndHerTroubadours · 26/04/2019 22:07

ahhhhh the trifle was rescued!

Well done OP!

I cross posted much earlier, pre your childhood story post, so I forgive you for the jelly and lack of alcohol!

:o

MitziK · 26/04/2019 22:08

Go down in the anals, @MsMozart? Depends on whether she substituted ball bearings in place of 'edible' silver balls, I suppose.

OP, that looks perfect.

[Bird's Trifle is a packet. Jelly, sponge fingers, custard and dream topping/cream substitute. And sprinkles, IIRC. You just provide about a pint and a half of milk, a kettle of hot water, two spoons of sugar and an electric whisk. Total cost around £1-1.60 for the packet, plus milk and sugar. It's genius. Works every time]