Recipe - Meringue Topping For Pie

3 (up to)
4 Egg whites
1 pn Salt
3 (up to)
6 tablespoon Sugar
One fourth teaspoon Cream of tartar

Chill egg whites, add salt and cream of tartar and beat until very stiff.
Gradually add sugar and beat long enough to thoroughly dissolve the grains
of sugar. To decorate pie, spread half over pie filling, the put remainder
in pastry bag and decorate edges. If desired, sprinkle top with 1
tablespoon of sugar. Bake as directed for specific pie.

MRS WARREN SIMS (DELIA)

POPLAR GROVE, AR

From the book High Cotton Cookin', Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR 72366, ISBN 0918544149, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.