my middle daughter, elsie, is a calming influence in the kitchen. she is a natural and makes up for her as yet limited palate by a calm and methodical approach that is completely alien to me! it is due to her presence that my initially enthusiastic attempts to make macaroons resulted in an edible end product instead of mayhem and complete family breakdown.
making macaroons is one of the hardest thing i have done in the kitchen only rivalled by fudge and turkish delights.
it must be hot sugar.
emily and i did finally win the battle against turkish delight and managed to make a consistently sticky, pink rose jelly wrapped in dark chocolate that was really popular at limerick market but taking on the sugar thermometer was always a challenge!
the final macaroons tasted good even though they well not the perfectly smooth, deep coloured beauties shown in the recipe book. i will try making them again but not yet. please send me advice and macaroon success stories.
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