Boiled Frosting

Name: Boiled Frosting
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup boiling water; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; white of 1 egg

From The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book, 1921

Presented as published in 1921. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

940Calories

8 gProtein

221 gCarbs

6 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories940 kcal

Protein8.2 g

Carbohydrates221 g

Fiber1.3 g

Sugars201 g

Total Fat6 g

Saturated Fat1.7 g

Monounsaturated Fat1.9 g

Polyunsaturated Fat1.2 g

Omega-30 g

Cholesterol186 mg

Sodium343 mg

Potassium508 mg

Calcium106 mg

Iron9 mg

Magnesium14 mg

Phosphorus116 mg

Zinc0.8 mg

Copper0.1 mg

Manganese0.1 mg

Vitamin D1 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A80 mcg

Vitamin E0.5 mg

Vitamin K0.2 mcg

Vitamin B60.1 mg

Vitamin B120.4 mcg

Thiamin (B1)0.2 mg

Riboflavin (B2)0.4 mg

Niacin (B3)2 mg

Folate55 mcg

Choline150 mg

Caffeine0 mg

Water134 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Fredericksburg home kitchen cook book (1921), page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled Frosting. 1 cup granulated sugar; 14 cup boiling water; y2 teaspoon cream of tartar; white of 1 egg. Put sugar and water in pan on stove and stir till sugar dissolves. Add cream of tartar and do not stir again. Beat egg white stiff. Cook syrup until it spins. Beat into whipped egg. A pinch of salt and any de- sired flavoring may be used. MRS. G. L. STEBBINS. Orange Icing. Boil 2 cupfuls sugar; 1 cupful water, until it strings. Pour over well beaten yolks of 4 eggs; beat until smooth and thick; add iy2 teaspoonfuls orange extract, and spread rapidly on cake. M ISS OLGA VON HAGEN. — 126 — Chocolate Cake Frosting. 2 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon butter; 1 tea- spoon vanilla ; 1 1/3 oz. chocolate, some grated orange peel. To the sugar add enough boiling water to make a smooth paste, then add the other' ingredients and spread on cake.| MRS. MAX SCHOENEWOLF. Devils Food Layer Cake. 4 eggs; 1 cup butter; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup molasses; 1 cup sweet milk; % cup boiling water ; 2 cups chopped nuts; y2 cup citron; 2 cups raisins; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

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