"Et dès que j'eus reconnu le goût du morceau de madeleine trempé dans le tilleul que me donnait ma tante..." This is how, thanks to Marcel Proust in À la recherche du temps perdu, the Madeleine became associated with memories of childhood. A kind thought for those who love French literature, this collector's gift box, containing 8 Madeleines, comes with or without the Compagnie Coloniale tea set.