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Icing

From The fun of cooking, 1915

Use for icing the Christmas cakes.

Presented as published in 1915. 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 fun of cooking (1915) by Caroline French Benton, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

icing. Brownie took some small scissors and cut up the citron and the cherries. At first her scissors bothered her by getting sticky, but Norah showed her how to dip them in water often and wipe them dry, and after she tried that way, she had no trouble. 20 THE FUN OF COOKING Mildred's rule for icing was this : ICING The white of one egg. 1 teaspoonf ul of cold water. 1 cup of powdered sugar. % teaspoonful of flavoring.

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.