Fluffy White Frosting
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 88. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- In a saucepan combine sugar, water, and cream of tartar. Cook and stir till bubbly and sugar dissolves.
- In a small mixer bowl combine egg whites and vanilla. Add sugar mixture very slowly to egg whites, beating constantly with an electric mixer on high speed about 7 minutes or till stiff peaks form (tips stand up).
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Buttercream" by ginnerobot; license: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/78011127@N00/2652030873. Cropped/resized.
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