MOSSIE'S TEA ROOM

      Located within Historic Bovaird House, Mossie's Tea Room is open for afternoon tea on several occasions, including Mother's Day, our new 'Desserts By Lamplight" in October and our most-popular Victorian Christmas Open House & Craft Shop Sale, held each year during the first weekend of December.

Mossie's Tea Room may also be available for pre-arranged, private functions*.
Please contact us for booking information, and scheduling of proposed dates and times.
     
      Reservations are definitely required for Mothers' Day Teas which SOLD OUT EARLY in 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and again in 2009 !!!!
Reservations for 2010 will be taken as of February 20th, 2010.
Please see our 'Coming Events' page for dates & times.

Reservations are also required for October's 'Desserts By Lamplight' We have had reservation inquiries as
early as November 2008...and this event was SOLD OUT over five months in advance !!!!

Payment for both these events are by cash or cheque only please.
See our 'Coming Events' page for information on future planned activities.

As promised, a recipe from our recent 'Desserts by Lamplight' event.

Maple Syrup Tarts

 Courtesy of noted Canadian heritage food author, DOROTHY DUNCAN,
and taken from her book ‘Nothing More Comforting’ (ISBN 1-55002-447-7)
this recipe is quick, easy and will convert even the most die-hard butter tart fan. 

  Thoroughly mix 2 eggs, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup maple syrup, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and 1 cup raisins (that have been soaked in boiling water for a few minutes, then well drained). Fill pastry* lined tart tins about two-thirds full with the mixture and bake in a pre-heated oven at 350⁰F for about 20 minutes. 

*use your own favourite tart/pie pastry recipe, or this one from
‘The Canadian Housewife’s Manual of Cookery’, Hamilton: 1861, entitled:
Excellent Pastry, Not Sweet, but Rich.
Rub six ounces of butter in eight ounces of fine flour; mix into a stiffish paste,
with as little water as possible; beat it well, and roll it thin.

* Historic Bovaird House is entirely staffed by dozens of dedicated,
unpaid volunteers and as such, their attendance at special, private events
must be arranged well in advance and would depend on their availability.