Mrs Beeton’s apple snow

• 5 green cooking apples - Bramleys or Newton Wonder
• 4 tablespoons water
• rind of

Peel, core and quarter the apples and place them in a saucepan with about 4 tablespoons of water and the lemon rind. Cover and cook them gently until they are tender and fluffy, then allow them to cool and remove the lemon rinds. Whisk them until they are light. Beat the egg whites until they are quite stiff.

Stir the apples into the meringue, then add the sugar gradually until it is a