Raguneau’s Almond Tarts

"Beat some eggs till they are foamy; Mix with tangy citron juice; Then fold in sweet milk of almonds. Line your pans with pastry dough, Slowly pour your foam to fill them; Let them bake till golden brown. Now remove them from the oven: Luscious, dainty almond tarts!" - Raguneau, Cyrano de Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)

Cyrano de Bergerac

“My nose is enormous you snub-nosed flat-faced wretch! I carry it with pride, because a big nose is a sign of affability, kindness, courtesy, wit, generosity, and courage. I have all those qualities, but you can never hope to have any of them, since the ignoble face that my hand is about to meet about your collar has no more glory, nobility, poetry, quaintness, vivacity, or grandeur – no more nose, in short – than the face that my boot is about to meet below your waist!” – Cyrano, Cyrano de Bergerac (Edmond Rosand)