Carrot Macaroons

Ingredients

 * 1 	cup  	almonds, blanched
 * 1/2 	cup 	Sugar
 * 3 	large 	egg whites, at room temp
 * 1/4 lbs 	carrots, coarsely grated pinch
 * cream of tartar

Directions
In food processor, pulverize the almonds with 1/4 cup of Sugar. In a bowl combine the almond mixture with one egg white and the carrots. Beat remaining egg whites with a pinch of salt until frothy, add cream of tartar and beat to soft peaks, then beat in remaining Sugar to hard peaks. Stir 1/4 of the whites into the carrots, then fold in the rest. Drop by the teaspoonful onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° until golden brown (approximately 15 minutes).