minted meringues

9 Pinches
ARIZONA CITY, AZ
Updated on Jun 24, 2015

This is from the Arizona Days and Ways Magazine 1966.

prep time
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield Makes about 100

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 - egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 box welch's small chocolate mint wafers

How To Make minted meringues

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven 250.
  • Step 2
    Beat egg whites only until frothy, then slowly add sugar and cream of tartar. Beat 7-10 minutes until shiny and very stiff.
  • Step 3
    Cover 2 oven racks with brown paper (cut from grocery sacks). Using 2 spoons, make small 1" mounds of meringue on paper. Flatten each mound by pressing a mint wafer in the center. Bake 1 hour. Turn off heat and allow to cool at least 8 hours or overnight (in the oven).

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