Seven Minute White Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 unbeaten egg whites
1 1/2 c. sugar
5 Tbsp. cold water
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar or 1 1/2 tsp. light corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Place egg whites, sugar, water and corn syrup or cream of tartar in the top of a double boiler and beat until thoroughly blended.
Place these ingredients over rapidly boiling water.
Beat them constantly with a rotary beater or wire whisk for 7 minutes. Remove icing from heat, add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Continue beating until icing is the right consistency to spread.
You may add 1/2 cup chopped nuts, coconut or crushed peppermint candy.