TOW (& Answer)...

This week’s question was where did Marcel Proust’s favorite cakes get their name? Marcel Proust’s favorite cake was the Madeline.  The Madeline, in France, is a small sponge cake in the shape of a seashell.  “According to legend they were first baked in the nineteenth century by Madeline Paulmier, a pastry cook from Lorraine.”  The legend is doubtful.

The question (& answer) were taken from p. 109 of the book Wellingtons, Watts & Windsor Knots: How the Names Became the Words by Andrew Sholl.  The book was published by NTC Publishing Group in 1997.