Boiled Icing
From The household cook book, 1902
Serves 1
Spread on the cake while warm.
Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 293. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
BOILED ICING — Stir 1 cup granulated sugar in 1 cup water, and set on the stove to boil; do not stir after it begins to boil; test it with a cold spoon, and when it '' threads " by holding the spoon high and letting the syrup fall back very slowly into the sauce-pan, take it from the fire; add the beated white of 1 egg
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