"limey" wrote in message
English Trifle

1 package lady fingers (separated) or slices of Swiss
roll
raspberry jam
1/4 cup (or more!) sherry (enough to moisten all the cake)
3 ounce package raspberry Jell-O
1 small can crushed pineapple
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1 package Jell-O French Vanilla pudding /or thick
English
custard sauce
coconut, or whipped cream or fat-free whipped topping

No, no, no Limey! It must use a sponge cake and genuine egg pouring
custard and rstrawbeery jelly MUST have good sherry! And NO
pineapple. The nuts are OK.

Anthony wrote:
Adam Funk wrote:
Here's that list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe

V

2. Jellied eels

V

3. Deep-fried Mars bar

^

4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)

^

5. Black pudding

^

6. Tapioca

^

7. Faggots

?

8. Marmite

V

9. Semolina

^

10. Beetroot (in vinegar)

^

11. Pickled egg

^

12. Haggis

?

13. Sandwich spread

?

14. Cockles (in vinegar)

?

15. Spaghetti hoops

Ohs? V

16. Banana custard

^

17. Chicken tikka masala

^

18. Kippers
^

19. Rhubarb

^ especially with strawberries

20. Tinned tomato soup

V

Matthew

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limey wrote:

Yes, but do you think it is the sort of tradition English food that her
mother
would have fed here, considering that bananas were rare in northern areas
before
the 1950s.

That puzzles me, Dave - I ate bananas at home when I was a child and that
was much earlier than the 1950's. (I'm not saying when!!!!).

As far as I can figure, they weren't much of phenomenon in the US until the
early 20th century. I have a faint recollection of commercials about how to
store banans during the 50s. There seemed to be a lot of banana marketing
going on back then, but now they are almost a staple food.

I have no idea when they were introduced into the British market. But what the
heck, what's wrong with Banana custard anyway, unless they are referring to an
artificial banana flavouring. Science has created some interesting artificial
flavours that we associate with orange, grape, lemon and lime, even raspberry,
but I I have yet to try an artificial banana flavouring that is palatable.

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:58:37 -0400, "Matthew L. Martin"
wrote:

19. Rhubarb

^ especially with strawberries

Waste of good strawberries, I've always thought.

BW

Otto Bahn wrote:
"NeedforSwede2" wrote

19. Rhubarb
mmmmm apple & rhubarb crumble
Going to try a Rhubarb and ginger crumble. The recipe sounds wonderful.

Oh, now you mention the other ingredients. Rhubarb
and *sugar* is okay. Rhubarb straight is nasty. I
knew kids who ate it straight from the garden. Ick.


Rhubarb, still warm from the sun, dipped in salt....

Memories from 50 years ago...

Yum.

Now? 190/140.

Matthew

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"Farm1" wrote in message "limey" wrote
English Trifle

1 package lady fingers (separated) or slices of Swiss
roll
raspberry jam
1/4 cup (or more!) sherry (enough to moisten all the cake)
3 ounce package raspberry Jell-O
1 small can crushed pineapple
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1 package Jell-O French Vanilla pudding /or thick
English
custard sauce
coconut, or whipped cream or fat-free whipped topping

No, no, no Limey! It must use a sponge cake and genuine egg pouring
custard and rstrawbeery jelly MUST have good sherry! And NO
pineapple. The nuts are OK.

I chuckle at this! For every Englishwoman (or Aussie?) there must be a
trifle recipe. It's the most forgiving dessert I know. My mother made a
sponge cake and used real egg custard, but I've speeded it up a bit. She
also used Swiss roll, or even regular cake if she felt like it. And -
pistols at dawn - I'll stay with raspberry jam and pineapple! Can't let my
dear Mum down.

Dora

wrote:
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:58:37 -0400, "Matthew L. Martin"
wrote:

19. Rhubarb
^ especially with strawberries

Waste of good strawberries, I've always thought.


You have never had a good strawberry/rhubarb custard pie, then

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I was never expensive. The minute tapioca is still readily
available, but it is the pearl tapioca that I was
interested in. Fish Eyes and Glue is one of my favourite
puddings.


I pick it up at a market in Amish country, Middlefield, Ohio.
Small, medium and fish-eyes. My dad's dad loved the stuff, and
called it fish-eye pudding. Made my sister gag, that did.

Sprinkle some cinnamon and nutmeg on it, or allspice, and a wee
dab of honey, and yum.

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On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:27:08 -0400, "Matthew L. Martin"
wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:58:37 -0400, "Matthew L. Martin"
wrote:

19. Rhubarb
^ especially with strawberries

Waste of good strawberries, I've always thought.

You have never had a good strawberry/rhubarb custard pie, then

Not custard, no. My mom, who makes fabulously good fruit pies, used
to make strawberry-rhubarb pies because my dad lurrved them. I just
never could learn to enjoy the rhubarb. All the other fruit pies she
made were teh yum, and I love fresh ripe strawberries, which were not
so available when I was growing up. So I would have much preferred
strawberry pie without the rhubarb.

BW

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Otto Bahn wrote:

First of all..... is rhubarb English?
It certainly is not short on flavour. I used to eat it
straight from the garden. If the plants I planted last
year thrive I will be eating it straight from the garden
again this year. But you are right that it is easier to
take with sugar.

Unpleasantly bitter or sour, IIRC. I was maybe
ten to twelve when I had it last. Rhubarb is one
of those foods that you can tell is full anti-
oxidants.

It surely has a bite to it. I love it and I have found it
to be a bit like lamb in that people seem to love it or
hate it. My wife likes the flavour but hates the texture.


mmmm, rhubarb. When young I could eat it from the garden, but
around the age of 10 I found it to be teh yuck unless sugared.
Makes a good cobbler, and is great on spongecake with lemon
sherbert or sorbet.



And not *******izing rhubarb pies by mixing it with
strawberries. That is a waste of good rhubarb and a
waste of good strawberries.

Agreed. And I think that's illegal in Vermont
(fashion violation).

If it's not, it should be :-)


Oncet upon a time the strawberries were necessary to sweeten
the pie (or so grandma, who cooked much during 2 WWs, told
me)- now that sugar is cheap and plentiful there is no reason
to add strawberries.


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On Thu 06 Apr 2006 05:53:47p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it TeaLady
(Mari C.)?

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I was never expensive. The minute tapioca is still readily
available, but it is the pearl tapioca that I was
interested in. Fish Eyes and Glue is one of my favourite puddings.


I pick it up at a market in Amish country, Middlefield, Ohio.
Small, medium and fish-eyes. My dad's dad loved the stuff, and
called it fish-eye pudding. Made my sister gag, that did.

Sprinkle some cinnamon and nutmeg on it, or allspice, and a wee
dab of honey, and yum.


I really miss being within driving distance of Ohio's Amish country. We
used to take trips down to Millersburg, Kidron, Walnut Creek, Berlin, etc.,
have a nice meal and shop for food, fabrics, etc.

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18. Kippers

Eh. They don't sound all that bad. But then I've never
actually eaten them so what do I know.



Our 1st night in Scotland, at a B&B, and we had to select
breakfast from a "menu" at the door. My uncle (Evul Oncle)
chose kippers, as he'd never had them. Had no clue what they
were.

The next morning, after a cup of coffee, he was presented with
a plate full of milky "bones" and salt. Uncle gagged,
declared it bait, and sent it back, refused to even try to eat
it. The B&B hostess was quite put out - we had to explain,
very gently, that it wasn't her preparation - it was uncle's
lack of knowledge that kippers was fish. She brought him a
boiled egg and toast, and suggested he stick to things more
american.

Kippers is just salty fish, dried and smoked. Lutefisk is way
worse.

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On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:48:01 +1000, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow
wrote:

"limey" wrote in message
English Trifle

1 package lady fingers (separated) or slices of Swiss
roll
raspberry jam
1/4 cup (or more!) sherry (enough to moisten all the cake)
3 ounce package raspberry Jell-O
1 small can crushed pineapple
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1 package Jell-O French Vanilla pudding /or thick
English
custard sauce
coconut, or whipped cream or fat-free whipped topping

No, no, no Limey! It must use a sponge cake and genuine egg pouring
custard and rstrawbeery jelly MUST have good sherry! And NO
pineapple. The nuts are OK.

No no no! It's got to have swiss roll sliced thickly, real custard
(I'll give you that!) and be moistened with good port, not sherry.
Portwine jelly is good with it too... and DEFINITELY no pineapple.
Ick! If you want fruit use peaches or pears.

I used to love chocolate trifle with pears... yummy!

On 6 Apr 2006 05:43:36 -0700, "Anthony" wrote:


Adam Funk wrote:
Here's that list in full. It requires a strong stomach:
1. Tripe
2. Jellied eels
3. Deep-fried Mars bar
4. Brawn (meat from the head of a pig)
5. Black pudding
6. Tapioca
7. Faggots
8. Marmite
9. Semolina
10. Beetroot (in vinegar)
11. Pickled egg
12. Haggis
13. Sandwich spread
14. Cockles (in vinegar)
15. Spaghetti hoops
16. Banana custard
17. Chicken tikka masala
18. Kippers
19. Rhubarb
20. Tinned tomato soup

Just goes to show how tastes vary. Some of the things I really enjoy
are on the list - Black pudding, Marmite, Kippers. And I'm not sure
what that chicken thing is.

Comments?

James loves kippers. We both love pickled eggs, tapioca, tinned
tomato soup, and banana custard. I love marmite and pickled beets.

Haven't tried a lot of the other things, so I don't have an opinion on
those.

serene

On Thu 06 Apr 2006 06:28:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Karen AKA
Kajikit?

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:48:01 +1000, "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow
wrote:

"limey" wrote in message
English Trifle

1 package lady fingers (separated) or slices of Swiss
roll raspberry jam
1/4 cup (or more!) sherry (enough to moisten all the cake)
3 ounce package raspberry Jell-O
1 small can crushed pineapple
1/4 cup slivered almonds 1 package Jell-O
French Vanilla pudding /or thick English
custard sauce
coconut, or whipped cream or fat-free whipped topping

No, no, no Limey! It must use a sponge cake and genuine egg pouring
custard and rstrawbeery jelly MUST have good sherry! And NO
pineapple. The nuts are OK.

No no no! It's got to have swiss roll sliced thickly, real custard
(I'll give you that!) and be moistened with good port, not sherry.
Portwine jelly is good with it too... and DEFINITELY no pineapple.
Ick! If you want fruit use peaches or pears.

I used to love chocolate trifle with pears... yummy!


When I read your last line, Karen, I read it as chocolate trifle with
*peas*. I thought, oi, she's nuts, too! :-)

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