SC - tart apples

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/12/01 12:23:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
stefan at texas.net writes:

<< Hmmm, those of you with access to the dictionaries, is there any
 connection between "tart" as used above as a taste description and
 "tart" as a pastry? >>

Not that i am aware of. Tart (agreeable sharp/acid to the taste) is derived 
from  Middle English via Old English 'teart' (sharp/severe) akin to Middle 
High German 'traz' (spite). While tart (pastry) is derived from the Middle 
English 'tarte' via Middle French.

The similarity in spelling and pronunciation appear to be entirely 
coincedental, IMO.

Ras