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“THE BEST BUTTER TARTS” INGREDIENTS Shell: 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup cold butter cubed 1/4 cup lard cubed 1/4 cup butter cubed 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vinegar ice water Filling: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup corn syrup 1 egg 2 tablespoons butter softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon vinegar 1 pinch salt 1/4 cup currants 1/4 cup raisin 1/4 cup chopped pecans 1/4…
Butter tarts were common in pioneer Canadian cooking and the recipe is of genuinely Canadian origin. The earliest published recipe for a “butter filling” is from Barrie, Ontario, dating back to 1900. This recipe is found in The Women’s Auxiliary of the Royal Victoria Hospital Cookbook, submitted by Mrs. Mary Ethel MacLeod, a Scottish immigrant…
A Five Roses Flour cookbook has the earliest printed reference to “butter tarts” in Canadian food literature. The Lake of the Woods Milling Company released the first edition of the Five Roses Cookbook in 1913 as a collection of around 600 recipes submitted by women across Canada via a contest the company held. A later…
The butter tart is recognized as the greatest Canadian food – ranked number one in the latest By George Top-10 List of Canadian Foods, So, By George wants to celebrate this distinction and, therefore, we have declared the month of July “Butter Tart Month.” Let’s kick off this celebration with the pivotal question for all…
Today By George published its Canada Day newsletter “Our Canadian Top-10 Lists” which included a list of the greatest Canadian foods. Ranking number one on that list of Canadian foods was the iconic butter tart. To view the full list of the top ten Canadian foods, click here. So, to appropriately pay respect to this…
The Niagara Independent, June 26, 2020 – Back in October 2015, the newly-elected Justin Trudeau’s seemingly obtuse comments on the country he was about to lead are now understood as a foreshadowing of his debasement of “Canada” as Canadians once knew it. In the now infamous New York Times Magazine interview, Canada’s new PM declared “There is…
This quiz is different in that there will not be any wrong answers… your goal is to get the most Canadian of answers to the question “What best defines Canada?” We have taken the responses from a national poll of Canadians conducted by the Dominion Institute within the past few years. We have then weighted…
“And so the new Flag, joining and rising above the milestones of our history, today takes for the first time its proud place as the emblem of Canada, “The Maple Leaf Our Emblem Dear.” May the land over which this new Flag flies remain united in freedom and justice; a land of decent God-fearing…
Another timeless, hazy day lakeside so much of so very little on my mind. The opposite shore is a curtain of beech and pines, their tips jut out against a pale blue canvass. There is no pattern; yet with every scan of the tree-line there’s a comfort in seeing how earth meets heavenly skies. I’m…
Here are a dozen that have received the greatest amount of response through the years. I am pleased my words are enjoyed. – cg The Arena: a Lens onto Life To bike these days The fiddler’s smile Almonte’s Riverview Looking to not drop the ball The Move The smell of a newborn The repeated cawing…
the hands of time are not meant to be tampered with clocks are meant to be on the wall — out of reach yesterday is yesterday; today, today; and, tomorrow is tomorrow. it is as it should be and it is easy if you accept it. frustrations are measured in minutes — unhappiness in epochs….
In a matter of months our world has skidded sideways and we are being carried away on a rather pointless ride a failed attempt to topple the regime accidentally shot down plane carrying humanitarian aid killed when a fuel lorry rigged with explosives exploded encouraged police to use “lethal force” on criminals broke a…
Incomprehensibility: stepping from room to room at the National Art Gallery Vatican Spender thru a blender Volia: Dali… spaced dimensions contorted distortions with a slice and a smile, courage and guile… from the entrails of St. Erasmus to hidden crevices of consciousness all in twenty paces and a blink. – Chris George April 1986
I never quite remember what I’m doing when I catch the black swirls out of the corner of my eye; but I have come to appreciate how crows have always demanded my attention. For as long as I can recall crows have captivated my imagination All-seeing swarthy figures flitting into my consciousness and Dark brown…
out of this whirlwind of indecision I plan to institute order. I plan to march through the chaos and plant my flag triumphantly. to struggle into, topple over, move aside with cries of victory and then peaceful songs fistful of flowers to be replanted. smiles and wisps of laughter, a dance of joy and all…
Former Canadian Ambassador Allan Gotlieb died last month but his approach to Canada-U.S. relations has revolutionized Canadian diplomacy with our closest cultural and largest trading partner. Gotlieb insights into America and the value of a pro-active diplomatic relations continue to have great relevance today. Gotlieb’s methodical approach is best described in I’ll Be With You…
2:10 a.m. It’s a constant preoccupation: whether we’re living up to our promise Those middle-of-the-night reflective assessments of the promises you made to yourself And wondering, perhaps praying for the promise of another day Why do we celebrate those who succeed, yet we look over those who continue to try, those who continue to believe…
It’s okay to lay here and not want to open my eyes To listen to my heartbeat and feel blood pumping through my legs It’s okay to admit that I don’t what to be here At the side of the mountain, in the early pre-dawn stillness What if I got up and ran through…
1. Crows are members of the Corvidae family, which also includes ravens, magpies, and blue jays. 2. There are about 40 or so species in the Corvus genus. These range from pigeon-sized birds to ravens, which can be as much as 24-27 inches long. The Corvus genus includes the common American crow, ravens, rooks, and other…
Was that a warning of some sort when that crow swooped low, inches above my head to let out a shriek? Just how did I get to this spot, on this straight road leading me onto the hazy, distant horizon? There’s 12 black birds glaring down from the wire, and another solemnly sitting atop a…