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A mere 45 minutes from Parliament Hill, there two bakeries that are “must-stops” for the butter tart aficionado. On the main street of Almonte, Baker Bob’s is a traditional bakery; when you walk through the door it is like stepping back in time. The wooden floor, the smells, the baker’s smile… AND THE BUTTER TARTS….
Wellington County proclaims it is home to a provincially recognized Butter Tart Champion (?!). The County has excellent bakeries, farm markets and restaurants and it is actively promoting a ramble through the countryside to discover a “favourite butter tart.” In Wellington County there are 13 stops that feature butter tarts. From Belwood Country Market to…
Yes, you can find everything sweet and delicious on Ontario’s infamous Butter Tart Tour. For example, go ahead and order a decadent slice of butter tart pie from The Spot in Mount Forest. Spread across the Kawartha Lakes — a scenic region of forests, hills and shining waterways about two hours northeast of Toronto —…
The Best Butter Tart Festival is Canada’s original and largest butter tart festival. It is an annual event in Ontario’s butter tart heartland of Midland. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 festival was cancelled, however the date for next year’s fun is June 12, 2021. At the inaugural festival in June 2013, the bakers…
This is another By George original digital art piece of our favourite daydreams… (Seriously, doesn’t looking at this make your mouth water and your teeth ache?) By George has declared July as “Butter Tart Month.” Here is a menu of our delectable articles on Canada’s iconic dessert. Chris George, providing reliable PR counsel and effective advocacy. Need…
The Niagara Independent, July 17, 2020 — George Soros 4-part series reviews his life and achievements, beliefs and goals, and his ties and influence in Canada. What are George Soros’ core philosophical beliefs; what are the man’s mental constructs that motivate and drive him? What is Soros’ view of the world and his role within…
Beehive Corn Syrup had its own recipe for Butter Tarts on the back label of its golden product. Here it is in all its simplicity. Ingredients 2 eggs 1 Cup Beehive Corn Syrup 1 Cup Sugar 1/4 Cup Butter (melted) 1 teasp. Vanilla 1 Cup raisins (and I would soak them in water first for…
By George underlined for future reference one of the 26 butter tart creations found in The Great Canadian Cookbook — Bacon Butter Tarts! This is a must-bake. Here is the recipe: Ingredients Premade pastry, cut into 3 1/2-inch circles 5 slices bacon, cooked until crispy and chopped ¼ cup soft butter ½ cup lightly packed…
By George has found the website for those who wish to venture beyond the traditional tart and make a butter tart creation. In The Great Canadian Cookbook there are 26 recipes from butter tart squares to pinwheels. There are tarts with pecans and chocolate and maple. We saw coffee cake, cinnamon buns, and an interesting…
By George is celebrating July as the “Butter Tart Month.” We are having a sweet time, but there is one piece of serious business we wish to clear up with our followers. It’s the all-important question for all butter tart lovers: “Does the ultimate butter tart contain raisins?” Mid-way through our By George survey the…
Canadians receive long-awaited apology from person who first added raisins to butter tarts Pastry connoisseurs were shocked this morning when 98-year-old Rosie Vasco, the first person to publish a butter tart recipe that inexplicably called for raisins, issued a long-awaited public apology for desecrating one of Canada’s most beloved baked goods. “My sincere apologies to…
“Butter tarts are a Canadian tradition. Waaaay back in the 1970s, a national contest here in Canada concluded that these butter tarts, originating from Wilkie’s Bakery in Orillia, Ontario, were the best. I certainly think so and it’s the only recipe I use. Add a sprinkle of toasted walnuts when you add the raisins, if…
The Niagara Independent, July 10, 2020 — George Soros 4-part series reviews his life and achievements, beliefs and goals, and his ties and influence in Canada. Who exactly is George Soros? Is he a billionaire investor and philanthropist or a Machiavellian globalist bent on creating discord? Soros’ multi-million dollar donations to political causes has had…
Here is the classic butter tart recipe by renowned Canadian cook Elizabeth Baird. This recipe was found in the blog posts of the Tasting Table. As a side note, Mrs. Baird was for decades the food editor of Canadian Living. You will find that her recipe differs from the recipe found in that magazine. Prep…
The inspiration for this By George original digital art piece is (can you guess?) our favourite daydreams… By George has declared July as “Butter Tart Month.” Here is a menu of our delectable articles on Canada’s iconic dessert. Chris George, providing reliable PR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer or experienced communicator? 613-983-0801 @ CG&A COMMUNICATIONS.
Back before the coronavirus pandemic shut everything down in our country, the folks in Vaughan Ontario got to celebrate their first Butter Tart Festival. Lisa Queen of YorkRegion.com and photographer Steve Somerville featured kids’ reactions to eating tarts in this delightful article: ‘Yummy’: 5 kids serve up 5 thoughts on butter tarts at Vaughan festival….
Brooke Cormier is a 26-year-old Canadian artist who has been pursuing her art professionally since 2016. In the summer of 2017, Brooke created a delicious masterpiece, a 24” x 24” acrylic on canvass entitled “Canadian Butter Tarts.” She tells us “these butter tarts were purchased from a bakery in Minden, Ontario and are frequently consumed by…
This year, the Ottawa Valley can boast having the 2020 Tart Queen (as well as the runner-up queen). Derek Dunn reports in an Arnprior Chronicle-Guide news article of February 24, 2020. “Two bakers from just outside Arnprior have won first and second place in the butter tart category at a convention in Toronto. “Marilyn Misener and…
Jessica Outram is a very creative school educator. Jessica is a playwright, director, actor, singer, publisher, as well as a poet. She is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. In June 2019, she was appointed the Poet Laureate for Cobourg Ontario. Jessica writes a delightful blog called Sunshine in a Jar and a…
By George has declared July as “Butter Tart Month.” Today we present a dozen of the most delicious photos of mouthwatering butter tarts. If this post does not make you run out and buy a tart today, nothing will. Here is a menu of our delectable articles on Canada’s iconic dessert. Chris George, providing reliable PR…