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Frosting for Cake

From The new home cook book, 1896

Serves 8

You will never want for a nicer frosting than this.

Presented as published in 1896. 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 new home cook book (1896), page 128. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

One cup frosting sugar, two tablespoons of water boiled together; take it off the stove and stir in the white of one egg

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