Boiled Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 C. sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1/3 C. boiling water
• 1 egg white

Method

1. 1

   Put sugar and water in saucepan, stir until sugar is dissolved, boil without stirring until syrup will thread when dropped from spoon.

2. 2

   Pour syrup slowly on beaten white of egg, beat until of right consistency to spread.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Worcester domestic science school's one year course laboratory cook book (1914) by Worcester domestic science school, Worcester, Mass., page 111. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 t. vanilla 1-3 C. boiling water 1 egg white Put sugar and water in saucepan, stir until sugar is dissolved, boil without stirring until syrup will thread when dropped from spoon. Pour syrup slowly on beaten white of egg, beat until of right consistency to spread. BANBUKY MIXTUKE. 1 C. raisins Grated rind and juice y± C. citron of 1 lemon 1 egg slightly beaten 1 C. sugar 2 T. cornstarch Chop raisins fine, add citron, lemon and sugar mixed with corn- starch, and add egg. Cook over hot water until thick. Fill lined pastry plate or make into turnovers. SPONGE CAKE. 1 C. sugar 1 C. flour 2 egg yolks 1% t. baking powder % C. milk 2 egg whites y4 t. salt V2 t. lemon juice Beat the yolks of eggs until thick, add % C. sugar slowly, then milk, remainder of sugar, beat well. Sift baking powder with flour. Add flour, salt and flavoring. Lastly, fold in egg whites beaten stiff. Bake 45 to 60 minutes in slow oven. BOILED CUSTAKD. 2 C. scalded milk % C. sugar 3 egg yolks y$ t. salt y2 t. vanilla \ LABORATORY COOK BOOK. 211 Beat yolks slightly, add sugar and salt. Pour scalded milk on to eggs. Cook in double boiler until a coating is formed on spoon. If custard curdles, beat with Dover egg beater. Flavor when cold. WHITE FRUIT CAKE. y2 C. butter 1 t. baking powder y2 lb. almonds blanched and 1 C. sugar chopped % lb. citron cut fine % lb. cocoanut 5 egg whites y2 t. almond extract 1% C. pastry flour Cream butter, add sugar, then almonds, citron and cocoanut, rolled flour. Beat eggs until stiff, add one-half of the whites and ex- tract. Sift flour and baking powder and add. Fold in remaining egg whites. Ice with boiled frosting, sprinkle with cocoanut. ORANGE CAKE. Make same as maple caramel cake, except add 1 t. of grated or- ange rind. (Do not grate in any of the white of the orange rind.) FROSTING. Beat white till stiff, add boiled sugar, drop by drop, stir, add yolk well beaten and, lastly, add the juice of one orange. Do not prepare frosting till cake is baked. Add frosting to cake after cake is cooled. ORANGE FILLING. 1/2 C. sugar 1 egg slightly beaten 3 T. flour 1 T. butter Grated rind 1 orange *4 C. orange juice y2 T. lemon juice Mix ingredients in order given. Cook in double boiler until thick. Cool before spreading. ORANGE FROSTING. Grated rind 1 orange 1 t. brandy i/2 t. lemon juice 1 T. orange juice 1 egg yolk Confectioner's sugar Mix fruit juices, let stand 15 min. Stir in sugar until right con- sistency to spread. DEVILS' FOOD. Part 1. 1 C. grated chocolate y2 C. brown sugar % C. sweet milk Dissolve sugar and chocolate in double boiler, add milk slowly, blend. 212 THE WORCESTER DOMESTIC SCIENCE SCHOOL. Part 2. 2 eggs 1 C. brown sugar % C. butter 1% C. flour 1 t. soda Beat eggs separately. Cream butter and sugar, add yolks, well beaten. Mix soda and flour, add slowly to above mixture. Let part 1 cool and then mix all together. Add whites last, beaten stiff. Make two layers. Bake 25 min. Put together with boiled frosting and then cover top. FKOSTING. 1 C. sugar

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