Temps Perdus, Retrouvés

How many of us have read Proust? How many more know that he wrote of taking a bite from a Madeliene which prompted a great outpouring of bittersweet memories? There is some argument to suggest that the Madeleine was a construct - earlier drafts mention toast and biscotti - but no matter. Proust hit upon a universal experience; food and memories of times past are inextricably linked. Here are some of mine.