Trifle
Trifle is a dessert dish made from thick (or often solidified) custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or jelly, and whipped cream. These ingredients are usually arranged in layers.
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Famous quotes containing the word trifle:
“A trifle consoles us, for a trifle distresses us.”
—Blaise Pascal (16231662)
“A favorite of outdoor alcoholics, connoisseurs and Fundamentalists, these pills turn water into wine. In 10 minutes the most fetid swamp scum in the forest can become modest red, elusive and light on first taste, yet playfulone might say a trifle impudenton the afterbite. Saves pack space by eliminating need for bulky corkscrew, decanter and bottles. Store pills on their sides in a cool dark place.”
—Alfred Gingold, U.S. humorist. Items From Our Catalogue, Wine Pills, Avon Books (1982)
“A trifle afterward”
—Emily Dickinson (18301886)