English Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
1 c. strawberries (fresh or frozen)
2 c. milk
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
4 Tbsp. rum
1 pound cake
raspberry jam
whipped cream
cornstarch (optional)

Preparation

Add 1/2 cup sugar to strawberries and refrigerate.
Bring milk just to boiling.
Put whole eggs and egg yolks into mixing bowl and beat until light and lemon colored.
Add 1/4 cup sugar and stir. Pour about half the hot milk into eggs, beating vigorously.
Return this mixture to rest of milk in pan and cook on low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens and coats the spoon.
(I add 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with just a little cold water to make the custard firmer.)
Remove from heat.
Add rum, vanilla and almond extract.
Stir to mix.
Chill.