Meringue Pie Topping

Preparation info
  • Topping for a

    9 inch

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

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Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • Pinch of salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Method

  1. Preheat oven to hot (425°F.).

  2. Beat the egg whites with the salt until light and frothy. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat until the whites are stiff enough to hold in peaks.

  3. Beat in the sugar,