Boiled Frosting
From Observatory
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- Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg—white only
- ½ teaspoon vanilla (or other flavoring extract)
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- Utensils
- Saucepan
- Bowl
- Dover beater
- Tablespoon
- Directions
1.
Put the sugar in a saucepan, and pour the boiling water over it.
2.
Place the saucepan over a slow fire, and stir until the sugar is melted; then stop stirring and allow the mixture to boil slowly until it "threads" when dropped from the tip of a spoon.
3.
Beat the egg-white, and then slowly pour the boiled sugar and water over it, stirring all the time.
4.
Add the flavoring, and beat until stiff enough to spread on the cake.
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