hey pjm333, i add to that,
for flavor:
salt 2 tsp
vanilla bean specks 1 bean *great flavor and fun look with the specks!!!
for big dry meringue:
cream of tar tar to the whites and sugar 1 tsp.
cook the meringue over water bath until it lets off steam, never stop whipping with the whisk!!!
no lie on the fresh only egg whites! tried frozen whites once, once, disaster. it never accepts air into the mix so you end up with, dear me, snot soup! ( i have small children and this brings the point home to me, don't mean to offend!
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