Recipes Featuring Egg whites
- Gen. Robert E. Lee Cake
10 eggs, separated
1 lb sugar
1/2 lb flour
Rind of 1 lemon
Juice of 1/2 lemon
For the icing:
2 egg whites
1 lb sugar
Rind of 1 orange, grated
Juice of 1 orange or juice of 1/2 lemon - Birds' Nest Pudding
8 apples, peeled and cored
Sugar
Nutmeg, grated
4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
8 ounces flour
3 tsps baking powder
1 pint milk
1 tsp salt
4 egg whites, well beaten
- Icing | 1 1/2 lb sugar
1 1/2 lb sugar
1/2 pint water
7 egg whites - Icing | 2 egg whites
2 egg whites
1 lb sugar
4 ounces water
1/2 tsp lemon acid - Cold Icing
4 egg whites
1 lb sugar
Vanilla or lemon flavoring - Icing | 4 egg whites
4 egg whites
1 1/4 lb loaf sugar, powdered & sifted
Juice of 1 large lemon
Oil of lemon
- Boiled Icing | 1 1/4 lb loaf sugar
1 1/4 lb loaf sugar
4 ounces water
3 egg whites, beaten stiff
Juice of 1 lemon
Oil of lemon
- Candy | First saucepan:
First saucepan:
3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup thick syrup
2/3 cup water
Second saucepan:
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
Other:
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 cup nuts, chopped
Butt - Jelly Cakes
1 lb sugar
1 lb butter
6 eggs, separated
1 1/2 lb flour
1 tsp mixed spices (cinnamon, mace & nutmeg)
1/2 glass rose water
For the icing:
4 egg whites
Powdered sugar
Lemon or rose water
- Macaroons | 1 lb sweet almonds, blanched & pounded
1 lb sweet almonds, blanched & pounded
Rose water
7 egg whites
1 lb sugar
