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English Fruit Tart

A historical recipe from Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927).

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A historical recipe

Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927). Project Gutenberg eBook #77698.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Method

  1. Fresh fruit, sugar to taste, short or flaky paste.
  2. Prepare fruit and place with sugar in a deep baking dish;
  3. add a little water to make juice;
  4. roll crust thinly and cover fruit with it, wetting edge of dish to make crust stick;
  5. bake in moderate oven ½ hr;
  6. serve hot or cold, with or without cream or custard.
  7. Any fresh fruit, such as apples, plums, currants, etc., may be used.

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Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Molly Gavin's own cookbook, by Molly Gavin (1927). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #77698 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77698). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.