Why won't my custard set?

[PrettyCandles]

Real eggs 'n' milk custard, the sort you cook in a pan or double-boiler on the hob. It always sets fine when I bake it.

Has it got enough sugar in?

not enough eggs?

Too much milk?

It doesn't set that much, PC. It is meant to be runnier than the packet stuff.

But then how do I make trifle? What I don't understand is that I used to make trifle years ago, before I had ever heard of the packet stuff, and it set wonderfully.

I seduced dh with trifle .

But now when I make trifle...well, he's charitable and calls it Trifle Soup. Wouldn't do for seduction . Tastes just as nice though . Anyway, who's going to get seduced when there are a pair of children diving into the Trifle Soup at the same time as us?

Trifle isn't supposed to be set though

Just call it Zuppe Inglese

Isn't it? It's so long since I seduced dh that I don't remember (the trifle, that is - I certainly remember the seduction ).

Zuppa Inglese - oooo I had some of that in Italy yonks ago. The yummiest ice-cream ever!

Zuppa Inglese isn't icecream- it's trifle. Must have had zuppa inglese flavoured icecream!

zuppa inglese is deffo the best ice-cream flavour - lots of little spongey and fruity bits in custardy ice-cream. Yum! And how could you resist something called English Soup?

Absolutely - that's why I tried it! It certainly didn't look attractive in the tub (a bit like my trifle after the first servings have been dug out).

Oooo, just had an idea: make the trifle as usual, but instead of custard make custard ice-cream! Defo no left-overs from that!