... to think that trifle isn't trifle if there's no jelly in it?

[evalyn]

OP wants trifle made without jelly. I think trifle has to have jelly or it's not trifle. Which of us is BU?

Southerner here with a vote for both jelly and sherry

DH has gone off to consult Mrs Beeton and Delia as he claims that they are the authorities on this subject he's already overinvested

bigTilly, you would have to get the bus, you certainly couldn't drive after a portion of my trifle

FTR I am a southerner, all the southerners I know are in the jelly camp.

Is it a north/south thing, or a class thing?

Jelly is not listed in the trifle recipe by either Mrs Beeton or Delia!!!

Trifle without jelly is just stuff piled up in a bowl!

My mother's home made trifle definitely didn't have any jelly.

Plumping, I have seen a Delia one that had a jelly option, it was an article where the jelly issue was discussed.

Think it was in a sunday supplement years ago though, so I can't link or anything.

I hven't done my trifle at christmas this lasy couple of years, I am definitely going to this year though

Orkney bred so pretty Northern - NO JELLY

I also only like chocolate "trifle" but then the idea of soggy cake and soggy fruit with lots of alcohol makes me pull a [vomface]

I like jelly in a trifle but I think a proper trifle does not have jelly. It's less authentic with jelly.

It's a bit like the Carbonara with or without cream debate. I realise that without cream is the authentic way, but I prefer it with.

Ah, maybe it's a class thing!

Knee, the bus sounds good!

Jelly and the swill roll way, I love trifle.

To me, trifle has sponges (the proper trifle ones) with jelly and tinned fruit.
Covered with thick custard and a bit of cream or dream topping (yes I was a child of the 70's). No sherry, but I only ate it as a child. The best bit is the jelly infused trifle.

Southerner here with a vote for always jelly and sometimes boozy

Gavel

Proper, traditional trifle does not have jelly in it.
Jelly was introduced when instant dessert companies decided to produce something quite unlike trifle, and called it trifle.

sorry - proper trifle definately has noooooooo jelly in it - horrible. From my mother who was original from Manchester area - she only came across jelly in trifles when she moved down to Norfolk. If you look at any recipe for proper trifle they never have jelly in them..............................
I will die before putting jelly in trifle..................................

Originally a southerner here: definitely no jelly, definitely sherry, real custard (not Birds) but jury out on trifle sponges ........

Actually a LOT of sherry please .

i used to think trifle was horrible, until i learnt how to make it properly, without sodding jelly! and without those little trifle sponge fingers and most definitely without bloody hundreds and thousands!

Aren't you supposed to put beef in trifle?

Blerggggh! Fil makes trifle like this AND grates chocolate on top! Yuk not trifle! My mum makes the best sherry trifle ever no jelly and 100s and 1000s (pastel) on the top! Not Xmas without it

I'm a southener mind you so is Fil!

Of course proper trifle has jelly in it - as someone said upthread, it's been made this way for many years. You can leave out the jelly and convince yourself that it's 'proper' trifle, but it's not as nice.

Tru fact.

Oh yes! I'm probably a philistine, but trifle is my very favourite dessert. Sponge, jelly (fruit cocktail in it), thick set custard and a little cream on top. I can live without the cream, but the rest is heaven.

YANBU. Trifle is not trifle without jelly, it's just a creamy pudding.