Place the sugar in a saucepan with about one-quarter of its weight in water or enough to obtain a wet-sand texture. Make sure there are no sugar crystals along the inside of the pot and that all the sugar has been hydrated.
Begin whipping the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed at the same time that the sugar begins cooking.
Cook the sugar
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