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Hi gals,
While I was looking up a recipe today in my little "photo album recipe file", I noticed how many of these...(all our family favorites) have people's names written before the recipe..ie: Aunt Caroline's sesame cookies; Kathy's Cajun Brownies; Aunt Josie's potato casserole....etc..etc..etc.. (By the way, when my girls, or my daughter-in-law request a recipe...it is ALWAYS found in this book..
As I was looking for a recipe (a story always goes with the name of the person who gave me the recipe), I ran across: MRS. WHITHAM'S TRIFLE.....
and now the rest of the story...
Back in the fall of '58 I entered those dreaded halls of higher learning....otherwise known as JR. high school...The first day of school I met a real sweet girl named Dorian--she was from Sheffield, England, and hadn't been in America very long. I, too, was a recent transplant in California from Ohio....so, I guess we had SOMETHING in common...
As time went by, we became very good friends--both shedding our respective "accents" for "California talk" (Only a person visiting or living in California can understand this!)
Anyway, one week-end she invited me to spend the night at her house, and meet her family. They were very warm and wonderful....I think....(if I just could understand what they were saying!!), Dorian was very happy to translate for me, as her family had encountered this problem of not being understood before...(it was comforting to know I wasn't the only one who didn't understand ENGLISH!!)
Well, after dinner (I don't remember what it was), she pulled this absolutely fabuluous thing out of the 'fridge...She called it "trifle", well never had hearing of this dessert before...I was a little leary...then the first bite!!
so..with no further adieu....
MRS. WHITHAM'S ENGLISH TRIFLE
20-24 plain ladyfingers, split
1/3 cup dry sherry
1/2 cup strawberry or rasberry preserves
2 cups custard (prepared from l envelope (3tbsp. english custard powder)or l pkg. (3-1/2oz.) egg custard or vanilla instant pudding.
1 pkg. (3 oz.) strawberry or rasberry gelatin
1 quart strawberries, sliced or halved
2 large bananas sliced
l cup whipping cream
1 tsp. sugar
Line bottom and sides of a 2-qt. (preferably flat-bottom, 9-1/2 - 10" glass bowl with ladyfingers halves. Sprinkle liberally with sherry, then spread with preserves. Pour in custard; spread evenly. Prepare gelatin according to package directions. Cool in refrigerator until thickened BUT NOT SET.
Arrange fruits on custard, reserving some strawberries for garnish. Pour cooled, thickened gelatin over fruit. Cover, refrigerate overnight or up to 24 hrs..Before serving, beat cream with sugar until soft peaks form when beaters are lifted. Drop dollops in a border around the top; garnish with strawberries.
Serves 12
P.S. My youngest Daughter, Dorian...named after this dear, dear friend.....

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