Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site Shasta.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!decwrl!Glacier!Shasta!morris From: morris@Shasta.ARPA Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: Egg Whites (correction to recipe) Message-ID: <7681@Shasta.ARPA> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 23:40:05 EDT Article-I.D.: Shasta.7681 Posted: Mon Aug 19 23:40:05 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Aug-85 06:33:51 EDT References: <3478@dartvax.UUCP> <7563@Shasta.ARPA> Reply-To: morris@Shasta.UUCP (Kathy Morris) Distribution: net Organization: Stanford University Lines: 40 In article <7563@Shasta.ARPA> morris@Shasta.UUCP (Kathy Morris) writes: >Pavlova > >6-12 egg whites > >For each egg white, allow 2 tblsp sugar (extra fine, *not* confectioners >or 'icing sugar). >vanilla vinegar <------ I left this out, sorry. > >small amount of cream of tartar (1/4 teaspoon) (I don't really know why >this is added, but the recipe my mother uses includes it) > >beat egg whites until frothy. *slowly* add the sugar, beat until >completely dissolved (this should take around 15 minutes - bext done using >an electric mixer). Add the vanilla. The mixture will be very stiff. Add vinegar. I think about 1/2 - 1 teaspoon per eggwhite ('until you can smell it' was the advice I was given) > >cover a baking sheet with aluminium foil, dust with >cornstarch. Pour the egg white mixture onto the foil, form into a circle >(it should stand about 2-3 inches high). Bake in a 'slow' oven -- about >250F for about 1 hour. Don't open the oven, or the whole thing will collapse. >Turn off the oven, and leave the door closed for another hour (it must cool >very slowly). > >Just before serving, top with fresh whipped cream, and fruit. Passionfruit >is traditional, but seems to be unobtainable here. Try sliced >bananas, fresh strawberries, sliced kiwifruit, etc. > >The inside of the meringue should be still soft, the outside crisp. > > >Enjoy! > > Kathy Morris > morris@diablo.arpa > ...decvax!decwrl!Glacier!diablo!morris