On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 05:25:33 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

"JE Anderson" wrote in
news:%5HMb.72774$JQ1.12281@pd7tw1no:

Hi all, a question occurred to me as I was reading the St. Macaroon
thread. I grew up calling a sweet mixture of coconut, sugar, vanilla
and egg white mounded into a cookie shape and baked/dried in a very
slow oven a Macaroon. I was only introduced to the almond macaroon
about 10 years ago.

My question is: Is the coconut macaroon a Canadian or Western
Canadianism or did others grow up with the same definition of
macaroon?

Thanks in advance for slaking my curiosity! ;-)

Janet

I also grew up with the same coconut macaroon type that you described, and
was introduced to the crisp almond macaroon years later. Without doing
some research, I don't know the origin of either, however that coconut
macaroon was a kitchen staple in many US homes from early in the last
century through, probably, the 1960s. I still like them.

Wayne

The coconut macaroon is very common in Australia as well, with recipes
in many cookbooks dating back to the 60s and probably further, for all
I know. They're a favourite of mine, too.
CJ