Sherry Trifle

The name ‘trifle’ actually comes from the word meaning something of little importance, and it was applied to the pudding in around the sixteenth century, when sweet things were served as part of a ‘banquet’ course, and all had rather frivolous names. In the beginning, custard was poured over wine-soaked macaroons or ratafia biscuits, covered with a syllabub. The recipe has taken on many variations over the years but, as with most other things, I like good old-fashioned simplicity, and my re