Catholic Recipe: Snow Frosting

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 egg white
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • Dash of salt
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon white corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

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Prep Time: N/A

Difficulty:  ★☆☆☆

Cost:  ★★☆☆

For Ages: 3+

Origin: Czechoslovakia

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DIRECTIONS

Combine ingredients in top of double boiler. Beat with rotary egg beater over rapidly boiling water about 4 minutes, or until frosting stands up in stiff peaks. Remove from fire. Add almond extract and beat 1 minute, or until thick enough to spread.

Recipe Source: Feast-Day Cakes from Many Lands by Dorothy Gladys Spicer, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960
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