Never Fail Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
2 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
3 Tbsp. cold water
1/4 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Place sugar, unbeaten egg whites, cream of tartar and water in top of double boiler.
With eggbeater, whip briskly while cooking mixture over vigorously boiling water, but do not touch top of upper pan.
Whip until stiffly beaten.
Remove from heat and add vanilla.