National Butter Tart Day

AI summary

Petitioners say the butter tart is a quintessential Canadian confection and that County of Simcoe archives attribute the first known butter tart filling recipe to Mrs. Malcolm (Mary) MacLeod in the 1900 Royal Victoria Cook Book, noting she died on April 19, 1915. They call on the House of Commons to designate April 19 as National Butter Tart Day to honour Mrs. MacLeod, support domestic bakers, egg farmers and the dairy industry, and promote national pride; the petitioners also note other food observances and say there is no officially recognized national food holiday on April 19. The petition includes no government response.

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Official petition

Petition to the House of Commons The Butter Tart is a quintessentially Canadian confection, and a significant part of Canada’s culinary and cultural heritage; The County of Simcoe archives established that Mrs. Malcolm (Mary) MacLeod published the first known Butter Tart filling recipe in the Royal Victoria Cook Book in Barrie, Ontario in 1900; An instrumental figure in documenting this national treat, Mrs. MacLeod passed away on April 19th, 1915; While Canada currently celebrates National Poutine Day on April 11th, National Cinnamon Day on November 1st and British Columbia observes Nanaimo Bar Day on May 17th, there are currently no officially recognized national food holidays in Canada on April 19th, making it an ideal date to celebrate this iconic dessert without conflict; and Establishing a National Butter Tart Day would honour Canadian culinary history, support our domestic bakers, egg farmers and dairy industry, and promote national pride. We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to officially designate April 19th as National Butter Tart Day in Canada and commemorate the legacy of Mrs. MacLeod for her contribution to Canadian food culture.

Government response

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