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Plum Tart with Shortbread Crust

By Cat, May, 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Plum Tart with Shortbread Crust See also: 1. Pie & Tart Crusts, Pastry; 2. Pies, Tarts, Turnovers;  In the 1970s (when I was in my 20s), I worked at International Harvester, where one of the men … Continue reading

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Plum & Berry Mini Rustic Tarts

By Cat, May, 2009 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Includes: 1. Plum & Berry Mini Rustic Tarts See also: 1. Pie & Tart Crusts, Pastry; 2. Pies, Tarts, Turnovers Tarts are the ancestor of American pies.  French tarte are very sophisticated (see Tarte aux Poires for an example); Italian … Continue reading

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