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Boiled Icing

From The home cook book, 1905

Serves 1

Use whatever flavor you choose, or whatever fruits.

Presented as published in 1905. 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

As published

This recipe was extracted from The home cook book (1905) by Christine Frederick, page 164. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BOILED ICING Boil together a cup of sugar and half a cup of water till the syrup hairs ofif a spoon. Take from the fire, and while cooling beat the whites of two eggs to a stiff froth. Stir the whites and the syrup together, beating the syrup in with the movement you have beaten the eggs. Use whatever flavor you choose

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