Excellent Meringues

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   Put everything except the baking powder into a clean metal bowl, set over boiling water and beat with very clean beaters for about 5 minutes until your meringue holds.

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   Beat in 2 teasp baking powder, quickly just at the end.

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   I put my mixture into a forcing bag with a star nozzle and piped my meringues onto baking paper lined trays.

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   Bake in a very slow over for about 2 hours.

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   I like these held together with whipped cream into which I have folded lemon curd.

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   I like the slight yellowness against the white of the meringue.

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   I keep these on hand for quick and impressive entertaining.

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   They keep for ages and are nice with a cup of tea or coffee.

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   You will always get an oooh!

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    when you produce them on a pretty plate.

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