Boiled Icing No. 2

Ingredients

• To two cups granulated sugar
• three quarter cups water
• whites of three eggs
• juice of one lemon

Method

1. 1

   Boil sugar and water until it ropes from the spoon.

2. 2

   Beat the whites of eggs very stiff.

3. 3

   When syrup is done, put in a large bowl and beat hard until it has a milky appearance.

4. 4

   Gradually add the whites, squeeze in lemon juice, and continue to beat until very thick and light.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Elm City cook book (1896) by N.C.) Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church (New Bern, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

juice of one lemon, reserve part of the icing for top, into the other put rind and juice of one orange, and spread between layers, using the reserved icing for the top. FAVORITE CAKE. Take one egg, one cup sour milk, half cup brown sugar, half cup molasses, one teaspoonful soda, desolved in little hot water, one tablespoonful melted butter, one teaspoonful cinnamon, one and half cups flour. Bake in two layers; use chocolate filling or jelly. cx All Kinds of Fresh Spices, at Davis’ Pharmacy. “@\ RIBBON CAKE. Two cups sugar, half cup butter, four eggs, one heaping tea- spoonful Royal powder, one cup milk, three cups flour, one teaspoonful vanilla, one tablespoonful cinnamon, one cup cur- rants, one quarter pound chopped citron. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, then add the yolks and beat thoroughly, now add vanilla and milk, then the flour. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, add to the batter, add baking powder, stir in just enough to mix. ‘Take one third of batter, add currants, chopped citron and cinnamon. Bake dark in one layer and place between the white, using a little jelly. BOILED ICING, Three cups granulated sugar dissolved in one cup of water, boil until it ropes from the spoon. Beat whites of three eggs to a stiff froth and pour very slowly over the whites, beating steadi- ly. Add juice of one lemon, and beat five minutes longer. BOILED ICING No. 2. To two cups granulated sugar, add three quarter cups water, boil it until it will rope from the spoon. Beat the whites of three eggs

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