White Icing

White Icing

A classic white icing recipe from 1888.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs Egg whites
  • 1 1/2 pounds Powdered sugar (Originally white sugar dust.)
  • 1/2 teaspoonful White vinegar or lemon juice (Originally acetic acid (or the juice of half a lemon).)
  • 1/4 oz Rose extract (Originally Royal Extract Rose.)

Instructions

  1. 1Place the egg whites, powdered sugar, white vinegar or lemon juice, and rose extract in a bowl.
  2. 2Beat with a wooden spoon until the icing maintains a thread-like appearance for several minutes when some is allowed to run from the spoon. Use as directed.
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