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A macaroon is a cake or biscuit consisting chiefly of ground sweet almonds, egg white and sugar, baked. A macaroon is distinct from a ratafia in the latter being made with a proportion of bitter almonds.
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A ratafia is a type of small macaroon made from ponded sweet and bitter almonds, sugar and egg white, mixed together and then baked. Ratafias are traditionally made about the size of a large button.
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Saxon pudding is a set custard desert with layers of sponge cake and macaroon, garnished with blanched almonds.
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Macaroon is derogatory London Cockney rhyming slang for a black person (coon).
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