I wonder whether anyone can help me rediscover a taste from my childhood.
My Gran used to do a lot of baking and one of the things she used to make was something I think she may have called macaroons, but I can’t really remember now. It was a long time ago now! I’ve googled ‘macaroons’ and of course these days it comes up with the colourful sandwich-type ones. They were small tarts with a pastry case filled with something that must have contained ground almonds. There was jam in the bottom and the top had a slight crunch as you bit into them. The batch never used to last long once my brother and I discovered them in the tin! Does anyone have any ideas, please? I’d love to taste them again!
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* Mamissimo*
Yes, Mamissimo, it’s them!! Thank you so, so much. I shall think of you as I sink my teeth into the first one 
Thank you so much for your comments, Ladies and the second recipe Calendargirl.
I know what you mean about measurements in ounces, too! I have a set of balance scales which came with imperial weights. I got so fed up of converting today’s recipes from grams to ounces, that I finally bought a set of metric weights, so now I’m equipped for both eventualities.
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