Treacle Pie

We recently had a treacle tart (see pic) for dessert. You shouldn't believe this, but treacle is actually a naturally occuring sugar-filled deposit -- not unlike coal, for example -- that is found in the United Kingdom. It is mined like an ore and then refined for food usage where it is converted to a syrup with a honey-like flavor and texture. There are many arguments as to how a sugar deposit could become buried and the accepted theory is that it is sap from prehistoric trees that has hardened in the earth. In Hereford, there is also a pub in town called the 'Treacle Mine'.

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And, if you bought the story above, you may need to change the air in your car's tires. The story of treacle being mined like ore is apparently a commonly appearing joke in the culture here. It's actually some by-product of a sugar making process here. The tart itself is treacle, breadcrumbs, and fat (of course!).