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"Meringue" Quotes from Famous Books

... in the original form of the sponge-cake before it was cut, or in a pyramid. Have ready the whites of the six eggs whipped to a stiff froth, with which have been gradually mixed six ounces of powdered sugar, and twelve drops of oil of lemon. With a spoon heap this meringue (as the French call it) all over the pile of cake, &c., and then sift powdered sugar over it. Set it in a very slow oven till the outside becomes a ...

— Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches • Eliza Leslie

... can do; you bought me that darling collar and cuff set yesterday; I've a long letter from Mary; I've studied all my lessons for to-day, and—oh, yes, we're going to have creamed chicken and lemon meringue pie for dinner. Isn't that enough to make me happy ...

— Marjorie Dean High School Freshman • Pauline Lester

... by beating the whites of eggs stiff and then adding I tablespoonful of sugar for each white of egg. Drop the Meringue by spoonfuls on the custard. If desired, garnish the Meringue by bits of jelly ...

— School and Home Cooking • Carlotta C. Greer

... off, and presently Nat was supplied with all he cared to eat. The food was good, and he took his time, finishing off with a piece of lemon meringue pie, a dainty of which he was exceedingly fond, but which Mrs. Felton ...

— From Farm to Fortune - or Nat Nason's Strange Experience • Horatio Alger Jr.

... Snark didn't stop! She doesn't know what she's missing!" remarked Joanna Powers, as she took a meringue. ...

— A Popular Schoolgirl • Angela Brazil

... line a pie-dish with the dough. Pare and remove the stones from the peaches and cut into quarters. Lay closely on the pie; sprinkle with brown sugar and moisten with wine. Bake in a moderate oven until done. Then spread with a meringue and let brown in ...

— 365 Foreign Dishes • Unknown

Words linked to "Meringue" : topping, lemon meringue pie