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These are my only date recipes.  The second one is not a tart, but thought 
I'd send it anyway.
Phillipa
>From Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin, Sabina Welserin, published 1553


DATE TART


#188 Dattlentorten zú machen

Schneidt die dattlen/vnnd thiet die keren heraús, siedt sý jn ainem siessen 
wein/lands ain wenig sieden/vnnd legts fein aúff den boden/vnnd seet zúcker 
vnnd zimerrerlen daraúff/vnd legt fein die dattlen daraúff,  vmb vnd vmb 
gelegt/vnnd wider ain zúcker vnnd zimmerrerlen daraúffgeseet, vnnd macht ain 
deckin dariber/vnnd geúß ain wenig ain brielin daran, wie die dattlen darinen 
gesotten seind, vnnd lasts bachen.    
(from Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin. Herausgegeben von Hugo Stopp. Mit 
einer Übersetzung von Ulrike Geißmann. Heidelberg 1980.  Provided by Thomas 
Gloning)


#188 To make a date tart

Cut up the dates and take out the pits. Cook them in sweet wine, let them 
boil a little, 
Lay them attractively in a pastry shell and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on 
top of it and lay the dates in a circle and again sprinkle sugar and cinnamon 
on top.  And make a cover over it and pour on it some of the broth in which 
the dates were cooked, and let it bake.       (Translation by Valoise 
Armstrong)


My Version:

1 pastry shell
1 pastry top
10 oz. whole dates
1 cup sweet wine
Sugar
Cinnamon

Pit dates and cut them into halves.  
Place dates in pan with wine and bring  to a boil. 
Boil for 5 to 10 minutes, then remove dates and let cool.  
Place a layer of dates in the pastry shell then sprinkle with sugar and 
cinnamon.  
Place another layer of dates into pastry shell, then sprinkle with sugar and 
cinnamon.  Continue in this way until pastry shell is full.  
Place top crust on pastry, pierce with knife and pour some of the wine the 
dates were cooked in over the top crust.  
Bake at 425 for 30 minutes.

HONEY DATES 
ROME TO RENAISSANCE      P35


5 oz dates
2 oz pine nuts
2 tbsp honey
sea salt

1.   Boil honey, allow to cool and skim
2.   Stone the dates and stuff with pine nuts
3.   Salt lighly and fry in the honey for 2-3 minutes
4.   Drain and serve