Recipe#4291

Title: Royal 01

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 From: awhitfie@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Alice M. Whitfield) 
 Subject: Royal Frosting for Decorating 
 Message-ID: awhitfie.577.308DAED2@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu 
 Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 16:40:48 GMT 

3 egg whites, room temp
 1 lb confectioner's sugar, sifted, about 4 3/4 cups
 1 t vanilla
 1/2 t cream of tartar
 food coloring as desired
 Combine all ingredients in small, deep mixing bowl.  Beat with
 electric mixer 7-10 minutes until frosting is very stiff.  Divide
 into separate bowls and add food coloring as desired.  Keep each
 bowl covered with a damp cloth -- this frosting dries quickly when
 left exposed to the air.  Use pastry tube to decorate cookies as
 desired.  Allow to dry before stacking.  The thicker the design,
 the longer it will take to dry.
 This recipe is also good for making rosettes and other shapes.
 Larger shapes should be allowed to dry for several hours or overnight
 before being handled.  Use a little dab of additional frosting to
 *glue* in place on sides of cakes.