Meringues

Meringues always reminded me of clouds…as a child I was convinced that it was indeed magical fingers that managed to produce these light airy confections…always confused between meringues and the macaroons so famous in Sivakasi and Tirupur…I now as an adult know the difference between the two !!!
Macaroons for us as children were always referred to as Tirupur biscuit ,I was amazed to learn recently that a few of my friends had fond memories of the’tirupur biscuit’…brought to us by a doting family from Tirupur and thus having earned the name !!!
I guess there began our fondness for egg white confectionery…be it meringues,macaroons,nougats…we loved it all ! I was so excited the first time I successfully baked my meringues…one would’ve thought I’d won gold at the Olympics….boy was I happy !!!! That happiness however paled in comparison to the pure joy expressed by the kids,their friends and my mom after taking their first bite….no wonder I keep experimenting…wonderful to pass on food tales to the next generation ! Do try the meringue recipe and smile as much as I did ;)))))))