Boiled Icing No. 1

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup water
• White of 1

Boil sugar gently without stirring until it threads quickly when lifted with spoon; turn slowly into the stiffly beaten white of egg; beat while turning on the hot liquid; continue to Dear until stiff enough to spread; add one-fourth teaspoonful any preferred extract. If the sugar has cooked too much