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Sherry Trifle

1 package (4-serving size) instant vanilla pudding & pie filling mix

1-1/2 cups half & half

2 teaspoons dark rum

1-1/4 cups heavy or whipping cream

1 tablespoon sugar

2 teaspoons red raspberry preserves

3 packages (3 ounces each) ladyfingers

1/4 cup dry sherry

1/4 cup brandy

Sweetened Whipped Cream (recipe follows)

Fresh strawberries for garnish

In large mixing bowl combine pudding mix and half & half, mixing well. Blend in rum. Refrigerate 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in small mixing bowl whip cream and sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold into chilled pudding mixture; set aside. Brush 2-1/2 to 3-quart bowl with preserves. Line bottom and side with ladyfinger halves, split sides up. Combine sherry and brandy. Brush on ladyfingers in bowl. Spoon a third of the pudding mixture into ladyfinger-lined bowl. Repeat ladyfinger, sherry-brandy and pudding layers two more times. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Garnish with Sweetened Whipped Cream and strawberries just before serving.

10 to 12 servings 

Sweetened Whipped Cream: In small mixing bowl whip 1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream, 1 tablespoon unsifted confectioners' sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.

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