Baking Powder Frosting
From Observatory
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- Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 2 c. sugar
- ¼ tsp. cream tartar
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- ½ c. water
- ¼ lemon
- Directions
- Mix sugar, cream of tartar, and baking powder and add water. Boil.
- Beat egg whites stiff and put in bowl over boiling water.
- Add spoonfuls of boiling syrup one at a time to egg whites, beating constantly.
- Add syrup (it is continually boiling) till ½ has been used.
- Add lemon juice to whites.
- Let syrup remain boiling to the thread test.
- Pour this now on whites and beat until it will stand alone when dropped. If too hard, add a little hot water. If not hard enough, continue to cook and heat over the boiling water.
