FROSTING FOR LADY BALTIMORE CAKE
- 3 cups granulated sugar,
- 1 cup boiling water,
- Whites of 3 eggs,
- 1 cup chopped raisins,
- 1 cup chopped nutmeats,
- 5 figs cut in thin slices.
Stir the sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved, then let boil without stirring until the syrup from a spoon will spin a long thread, pour upon the whites of the eggs, beaten dry, beating constantly meanwhile. Continue the beating until the frosting is cold. Add the fruit and spread upon the cake.