Tillie O'Toole's Meringues

Contributed by a Helen.  Thanks for sending this in!

Ingredients:

• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup castor sugar (icing sugar)
• pink and green food coloring (optional)
• whipped cream

Instructions:

• Beat the egg whites until stiff but not yet dry.
• Fold in half the sugar and beat again until the mixture will stand in a firm dry peak.
• Fold the remaining sugar in carefully.
• Divide the mixture into three bowls.
• Add a few drops of pink food coloring to one and a few drops of green to the second, leaving the third one white. Mix both to a delicate pale color.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper or Aluminum foil and spoon blobs of mixture on to the top.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 200' F. (100' C/ gas mark 1/4) for about 4 (four) hours.
• Allow to cool, then sandwich together in pairs with whipped cream.

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