Trifle

A trifle is a thing of no consequence, and how it also came to be the name of one of Britain’s most beloved dishes is the cause of some debate. Early trifles were more like fools (puréed fruit mixed with sweetened cream), and it took about 250 years for them to develop into the layered mixture of cake, fruit, custard and cream that usually forms the basis of the modern dish. The late 19th century was a sort of heyday for them, and Avis Crocombe would certainly have had a fe