[Stanleysteamer]

Bet thay had the mandatory prawn cocktail and pineapple and cheese on sticks ?

Oh my gawd no!
Far more sophisticated than that!!!
Salad in aspic.
Blue Lagoon.
Crepe suzette
Etc etc, much served out of a hostess trolley.

One of the things was a bloke showing how an Irish coffee was made.
Which of course I made regularly in my time in hotels.
Have to admit the guy got it dead right, especially as regards the necessity of the sugar.
But he did gently whisk the cream which I never did. Not necessary.
No real need for the back-of-the-spoon stuff either. And if you did insist on it, and did it properly, you used the normal side of the spoon to float it.
If you did it properly you could just chuck the cream in and it would float to the top!!!

Still make them from time to time. Not everything from the 70s was bad!!

 

[Hippo]

Worrabout a trifle.

 

[Hippo]

And a ber-monge. Can't spellit even when askin goo gle fer help.

 

[Stanleysteamer]

Worrabout a trifle.

Hardly 70s, seeing as how they were originally invented in the 1500s odd but came to prominence in the 1700s. We had them when I was a kid in the 50s.
But they did do something with Birds instant whip, sprinkles etc.

 

[Stanleysteamer]

And a ber-monge. Can't spellit even when askin goo gle fer help.

Blancmange.
Which is hilarious as "blanc" is French for "white" and "mange" which is part of the verb "manger" = "to eat"!!
I have no idea how this came about without Googleing it!!

 

[Stone56]

Hardly 70s, seeing as how they were originally invented in the 1500s odd but came to prominence in the 1700s. We had them when I was a kid in the 50s.
But they did do something with Birds instant whip, sprinkles etc.

The old Victorian copper trifle moulds give it away

 

[Stanleysteamer]

The old Victorian copper trifle moulds give it away

Were they not jelly moulds?
I have no idea!!

OK flip it, I'm gonna look it up!
Appaz they were used for both as well as creams and ices.

 

[Hippo]

Wonder how true this is

Not the same one but its good to see

 

[Hippo]

And dun't ferget to mark yer tools. Mine is engraved wiv me postcode and castle number.