White Mountain Cream Recipe
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Ingredients for White Mountain Cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cold water
- White 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla or
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Put sugar and water in saucepan, and stir to prevent sugar from adhering to saucepan; heat gradually to boiling-point, and boil without stirring until syrup will thread when dropped from tip of spoon or tines of silver fork.
- Pour syrup gradually on beaten white of egg, beating mixture constantly, and continue beating until of right consistency to spread; then add flavoring and pour over cake, spreading evenly with back of spoon.
- Crease as soon as firm.
- If not beaten long enough, frosting will run; if beaten too long, it will not be smooth.
- Frosting beaten too long may be improved by adding a few drops of lemon juice or boiling water.
- This frosting is soft inside, and has a glossy surface.
- If frosting is to be ornamented with nuts or candied cherries, place them on frosting as soon as spread.
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