Sunday Brunch

Greetings, Comics Comrades!
A lot of whispers have been circulating the past few days about just what exactly a 'Butter Tart' is, because lord knows if the Pattersons love them, then we must love them too. Now 'tis Sunday brunch time, and this is a perfect opportunity to share the wealth of Canadian baking lore with all and sundry. Below is the FBorFW officially sanctioned Butter Tart recipe. Vegan adaptations are ecnouraged. Now enjoy them with the hot, caffeinated beverage of your choice while you read the glorious and colorful Sunday 'Mics!

Pecan Raisin Tarts

This traditional nut and raisin tart is the perfect dessert to put out at holiday gatherings. Guaranteed to disappear quickly!

Large egg 1 1 Brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup 125 mL Coarsely chopped raisins 1/4 cup 60 mL Corn syrup 1/4 cup 60 mL Butter (or hard margarine), softened 3 tbsp. 50 mL Finely chopped pecans 2 tbsp. 30 mL Lemon juice 1 1/2 tsp. 7 mL Vanilla extract 1/2 tsp. 2 mL Salt 1/8 tsp. 0.5 mL Unbaked tart shells 12 12

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Beat egg with fork in medium bowl until frothy. Add next 8 ingredients. Stir well. Arrange tart shells on baking sheet with sides. Spoon raisin mixture into tart shells. Bake on bottom rack in oven for about 15 minutes until pastry is browned and filling rises to form a dome. Remove tarts from baking sheet and place on wire rack to cool. Makes 12 tarts.

1 tart: 202 Calories; 10.4 g Total Fat (4.4 g Mono, 1.2 g Poly, 4.0 g Sat); 23 mg Cholesterol; 27 g Carbohydrate; 1 g Fibre; 2 g Protein; 187 mg Sodium

HOLY SHIT DUDES

So, I have been shamefully unblogriffic (what? sp?) these days, and honestly I haven't even read the 'mix in like 3 days. AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE NOT VIGILANT? Only like, the biggest deal in the history of fictional Canadian romance my friends. We all knew it was coming, but that doesn't make it any less awesome. TOTAL SMOOCHFEST. Consider my heart officially warmed. Not that I really need to reprint this, because I know you have all already ordered your framed editions of today's strip, but I'm going to go ahead and do it anyway.



Totes epic dudes, totes epic.

A True Hero

I don't want to devote too much of our time and energy to FBorFW, and I don't want to bring things down this early in the life of our blog, but I've been moved to write about something... This afternoon, thanks to various logistical and experiental factors, I found myself on the FBorFW website, which took me down a myriad of journeys, both new and old. And while learning about Lynn's childhood was fun and all (and the page of errata will be sure to delight everyone), what I need to talk about is an older experience that I relived (and in fact have been reliving every moment since that fateful day): the Death of Farley. Those of you who are new(er)-comers to FBorFW may not remember this, but when April was a child, she fell into the river and the Patterons' old dog, Farley, dove in to save her. He succeeded, of course, but payed the ultimate price in the process. Today while I was reading it I began to tear up when he first leapt into the river, knowing as I did the devestating events that were to come, and by the time he stopped breathing a tear had rolled down my cheek, a tear perhaps very much like the one that rolled down a much younger face, when I read this story for the first time. So here's to Farley, a True Hero. RIP Number 1. I'll see you at the crossroads.

It hurts my feelings

when my paper gets stolen. It also makes it hard to keep up with my blog.



I had to get my "strip fix" at fborfw.com. I hope Lynn Johnston doesn't come after me for this. Now, I believe that April has every right to explore her sexuality, but the question is, does Gerald really respect her? I'm not convinced, esp. since he was slandering her all over town, and since he was obv trying to get her drunk. I forsee a chance for Elizabeth (not that SHE doesn't have enough man troubles of her own) to really step up as a mentor for April. Anyway, this storyline wins out by mile against the who's-gonna -live-in-what-house storyline, I eagerly await tomorrow's installment, provided it's not thieved from my doorstep. Jerks!