tarts

     

A tart is a pastry ish, usually sweet, that is a type of pie with an open top that is not covered with pastry. The Tarte Tatin is a particular kind of "upside-down" tart, of apples, other fruit, or onions. Savoury varieties include german Zwiebelkuchen (Onion tart), or swiss cheese tart made from gruyere.

Trivia about tarts

  • In a nursery rhyme, a queen makes some of these only to have them stolen by a knave
  • These treats can be baked bite-size & served as appetizers if the Knave of Hearts doesn't get them first
  • Chapter XI of "Alice in Wonderland" is "Who Stole" these pastries?
  • The course called Cookies, these small pies & Mignardises sounds more fun than Algebra 101