Boiled Icing

The cake and biscuit book · Douglas, Elizabeth · 1903
Source
The cake and biscuit book
Status
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (4)
Instructions (5)
  1. Boil the sugar and water together until it spins a thread from a spoon.
  2. Then take the syrup off the fire and pour it into a basin.
  3. Add the whites (beaten to a stiff froth) to it gradually, beating hard all the time.
  4. Continue beating until the mixture is cold.
  5. Add flavouring.
Original Text
Boiled Icing 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup water Whites of two eggs Flavouring Boil the sugar and water together until it spins a thread from a spoon. Then take the syrup off the fire and pour it into a basin. Add the whites (beaten to a stiff froth) to it gradually, beating hard all the time. Continue beating until the mixture is cold. Add flavouring.
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