Happy Birthday, Harry!
July 31, 2009
"Amelia, what on earth is that?"
Why, Internet, I am so glad you asked!
In honor of Harry Potter's birthday I was originally going to make cupcakes. While cleaning up the employee shelf of ingredients last week, though, I found a bottle of Lyle's Golden Syrup. Suddenly I decided that I should make a treacle tart instead! It's supposedly Harry Potter's favorite.
I have no idea if treacle tart usually has lemon in it, but I'm glad this recipe did, because the filling would otherwise have been even blander than it was (in this sense it is quintessentially English; I am convinced that the quest for more interesting food prompted the expansion of the British Empire). My guinea pigs seemed to enjoy it.
