Marshmallows

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound of white gum arabic
• 1 pint of water
• 1 pound of sugar
• whites of 4 well beaten eggs

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve gum arabic in water.

2. 2

   Strain and add sugar; place over fire, stirring constantly until syrup is dissolved and is the consistency of honey.

3. 3

   Add gradually the whites of eggs.

4. 4

   Stir until mixture becomes somewhat thin and does not adhere to the finger.

5. 5

   Flavor with extract and pour into a tin dusted with powdered starch.

6. 6

   When cool, cut into small squares.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Superior cook book (1905) by Grace Church (Ishpeming, Mich.), page 129. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Marshmallows. Dissolve ^ pound of wliite gum arable in 1 pint of water. Strain and add i pound of sugar; place over the fire, stirring constantl)^ until the syrup is dissolved and is the consistency of honey. Add gradually the whites of 4 well beaten eggs

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