Reliable or Seven Minute Icing
From Observatory
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- Ingredients
- ⅞ c. sugar
- 3 tbsp. cold water
- 1 egg white unbeaten
- Directions
- Put all ingredients in a one-quart double boiler.
- When water in lower part of double boiler is boiling vigorously, set in the top part with the ingredients, and beat constantly with a Dover egg beater for seven minutes.
- Remove from fire and stir in one dozen marshmallows cut in fourths.
- Flavor and spread on cake.
- Remarks
This icing will never fail to be of the proper consistency if the above directions are followed and the proper utensils used. The water in the lower part of the double boiler must be high enough to surround the icing. This will frost a large cake.
