[Sca-cooks] torte vs. tart

[aeduin]

At 11:00 PM 11/29/2003, you wrote:

>>Indeed, my wife has made me suspicious that a lot of the "tart" recipes
>>in the translations of Sabina Welserin (and Guter Spise?) really ARE
>>"torte" and not "tarts" at all...
>Ok, so what is the difference between a "torte" and a "tart"? Tarts are 
>pies without a top pastry shell or even lacing, right?
>
>Stefan

Mary Taran, whom I happen to be lucky enough to be married to, chimes in 
with tortes are more cake like and tarts are more pie like.

AEduin