Inch High Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon granulated gelatine
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. Soak gelatine in cold water and dissolve over steam. Dissolve sugar in hot water and boil until the syrup will spin a thread. Strain gelatine into syrup. Have egg whites beaten very stiff on a platter, add syrup slowly, beating constantly. When all the syrup has been added, turn the mixture into the top of a double boiler and cook until it is stiff enough to hold its shape, stirring all the time with a wooden spoon.