Meringue That Will Not Bead or Create Wateriness

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 3 tablespoons ice water or shaved ice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Place the egg whites, ice water and baking powder in a medium bowl and beat vigorously with wire whisk or electric mixer until egg whites are very stiff.

2. 2

   Test with a fork; if the fork will stand up vertically in the whites, the mixture has been beaten sufficiently.

3. 3

   Now fold in each Tablespoon of sugar gradually.

4. 4

   When all the sugar has been added, whip the mixture again until stiff.

5. 5

   When covering the pie with the meringue, make sure that the crust is covered and sealed at the pastry edges to prevent weeping.

6. 6

   Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

7. 7

   Bake pie for at least 5 but not over 7 minutes. Be careful to watch the baking time for the degree of brownness desired.

8. 8

   Cool on wire rack, and refrigerate as usual.