onmouseover="return window.status='http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article5251601.ece'" onmouseout="window.status=''" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article5251601.ece">Trifles and jellies are back on the menu

If people in days gone by knew what was good for them, they would have followed a diet of thin soups and gruel at this time of year as they got ready for the festive season. read more...