MARCHING ALONG WITH TEA TIME

Now that March is here we know that

 spring is just ahead and where I live 

the pussy willow buds in March, the 

Forsythia blooms and bulbs start

 popping up.

So today I set up a little

tea time in my basement 

tea room:

I hope you are hungry because last

night I made a Coconut Cream

pie and I had enough to make some

little Coconut Cream Tarts for our

tea time:

Instead of typing out the recipe here which is a lot of work - I just scanned it into my computer.  So, by doubling this recipe, I actually made a big pie and had enough for 10 little tarts.  I could have put meringue on the tarts but didn't. 

 (I made the mistake of

cutting the pie last night without leaving it overnight so our pie did not slice as well as it would have if I had refrigerated it overnight first)

This recipe comes from an old 1966 Better Homes and Garden "Pies and Cakes" recipe book.  I have drawn from this cookbook so

much over the years and made many of

the pies and cakes.

Please pour yourself a lovely

cup of British Breakfast Tea.

I love the Republic of Tea's

version as it taste delicious.

I am fond of the memory I have

of finding this Spode Duberry pattern

with the coffee pot in Lafayette,

Colorado. 

I think these little tarts would

freeze easily!