Frangipani Tart

This aromatic tart is named after the frangipani, a tropical plant noted for its fragrancy; its oils are used to make perfume.

A School Custard Tart

This tart is for those who like to raid the fridge late at A night. Condensed milk was invented in Victorian times and travelled the world during the days of…

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Bilberry ‘Mucky Mouth’ Tart

For many centuries, mint, an important ingredient in this tart – was believed to be an aphrodisiac, but it is included here because it highlights the delicate flavour of the…

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Cherry Tart

Cherries became very popular in Britain towards the end of the Middle Ages, although the Romans had cultivated them much earlier, and they were very common in monastery gardens. They…

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Fresh Herb Tart

This really delicious fresh herb tart is a modern attempt at recapturing the sumptuous mix of herbs that characterised the gardens of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. In those days,…

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Tarte l’Oignon

A Lyonnais tart, which is similar to a quiche, made with sweet caramelised onions.

Quince Custard Tart

The quince was well known as early as the sixth century A. BC, and was prized by the Greeks, Romans and Arabs. There are many myths about the quince, many…

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Raisin, Orange and Cinnamon Tart

This is a simple tart which is easy to make and offers a welcome break from some of the more indulgent tarts described elsewhere in this book. In earlier times,…

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Raspberry Cream Tart

In many tarts and pies using fresh fruit or dried fruit, it was common to make a hole in the lid towards the end of the cooking. A cream custard…

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Yorkshire Curd Tart

Well known throughout Yorkshire in tea rooms, bakeries and butchers, Yorkshire Curd Tart has become an institution. In shops, it is sometimes sold in the form of tartlets, sometimes with…

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Salmon and Herb Tart

Those who bemoan the ready availability of salmon should have sympathy with the northern medieval peasant apprentices, who were so fed up with it that they pleaded for no more…

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