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Title: White Cake Icing
Categories: Desserts -, Cakes
Yield: 12 Servings

3 c Sugar
1/8 ts Cream of tartar, (scant)
3/4 c Water
6 Whole egg whites, beaten
-stiff

Put all ingredients in a pan with a candy thermometer (cover with foil
until it is boiling good).

Have 6 egg whites beaten stiff when syrup is at 246 on the thermometer.
Pour syrup slowing into egg whites (while still beating) 1/3 at a time.

Note: if decorating with a pastry bag, add 6 Tbs. powdered sugar.

Recipe by: Nannie Posted to EAT-L Digest 25 Mar 97 by Sharon
on Mar 25, 1997