Icing

Ingredients

• Put 2-lbs. icing sugar
• the beaten whites of 2 eggs
• and lemon juice
• or a little dissolved gelatine

Method

1. 1

   Moisten icing sugar with the beaten whites of eggs and lemon juice, or a little dissolved gelatine.

2. 2

   Pour over the cake and make smooth with a knife dipped in water.

3. 3

   Ornament with crystallized fruits or crystals put on when the icing is soft.

4. 4

   Put in a dry place to dry.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The "ideal" cookery book (1902) by Lilian Clarke, page 17. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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