• four-egg sponge roll

• 2-3 tablespoons heated jam

• 1 cup good quality sherry

• 1 pint  birds custard

• 1/4 pint cream

• a long strip of angelica

• 4-5 cherries

Make sponge and bake for 12-15 minutes. Fill with jam (any flavor you like) and roll up .Slice jam roll and arrange in a deep dish. Pour sherry over the slices. Make custard, pour over the slices, and let stand for an hour. Form leaves of angelica by cutting out diamond shapes from the strip. Decorate trifle with roses of cream, leaves of angelica and cherries.

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