Ingredients

Meringue:

  • 1 cup egg whites (about 8)
  • 1 pound granulated sugar (2 1/3 cups)
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

      940 calories; 0 grams fat; 227 grams carbohydrates; 227 grams sugars; 13 grams protein; 203 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

Preparation

  1. Mix egg whites and sugar over hot water in top of double boiler until warm.
  2. Remove and beat with mixer until cold and stiff, about five minutes. Using No. 8 tube (five-eighths-inch wide) pipe onto parchment paper eight 15-inch-long rows that touch each other. Then pipe six touching rows 15 inches long; then four, then two.
  3. Bake at 175 to 200 degrees for about two hours until hard but not colored.

2 hours 10 minutes

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