Pineapple Meringue

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 cloves
• Few shreds lemon peel and crystallized ginger
• 6 slices canned pineapple
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Dissolve sugar in pineapple juice, add lemon juice, cloves, lemon peel and ginger. Bring to a boil, add pineapple slices and boil fifteen minutes. Remove pineapple and drain. Beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar and continue beating until thoroughly blended. Arrange meringue on pineapple slices, using a pastry bag if desired. Bake in a moderate oven until meringue is firm in the oven for 10 minutes at 325 degrees. Serve cold with the pineapple syrup. Servings, 6.