MILK THICKENED WITH EGG (B)
FLOATING ISLAND
Custard
1 pint milk 3 egg yolks 1/4 cupful sugar 1/8 teaspoonful salt 1/2 teaspoonful vanilla
Meringue
3 egg whites 3 tablespoonfuls powdered sugar
The custard may be made thicker by using 4 (instead of 3) eggs.
Prepare the custard as Soft Custard.
Prepare the Meringue by beating the whites of eggs stiff and then adding I tablespoonful of sugar for each white of egg. Drop the Meringue by spoonfuls on the custard. If desired, garnish the Meringue by bits of jelly or colored gelatine.
From the results of Experiment 42, which egg beater do you consider most advisable for preparing Meringue?