| 1 | Place egg whites, sugar, salt, water, and corn syrup in top of double boiler. |
| 2 | Place over boiling water and beat constantly with a large double rotary beater or elecric mixer at high speed until frosting will stand in peaks, about 7 minutes. |
| 3 | Remove from heat; beat in vanilla. |
| 4 | Quickly spread on cake. |
| 5 | Makes enough frosting for top and sides of 2 9 inch layer cakes or 2 dozen cupcakes. |
| 6 | Seven-minute frosting variations chocolate frosting: stir into beaten frosting 2 ounces (2 squares) melted chocolate. |
| 7 | Coconut fr osting: sprinkle plain, tinted, or toasted coconut over frosting while still soft. |
| 8 | Coffee frosting: in master recipe, omit vanilla. |
| 9 | Substitute coffee for water. |
| 10 | Colored frosting: tint frosting as desired with food coloring. |
| 11 | Flavor as desired. |
| 12 | Fruit frosting: prepare master recipe. |
| 13 | Fold in ?cup chopped candied cherries, chopped candied pineapple, or other candied fruit into beaten frosting. |
| 14 | Lemon frosting: in master recipe, substitute 2 tablespoons lemon juice and grated rind of 1 lemon for 2 tablespoons water, corn syrup and vanilla. |
| 15 | Orange frosting: in master recipe substitute 3 tablespoons orange juice snd grated rind of 1 orange for 3 tablespoons water, corn syrup, and vanilla. |
| 16 | Marshmallow frosting: follow master recipeand fold in 1 dozen quarted marshmallows with flavoring. |
| 17 | Peppermint candy frosting: prepare master recipe. |
| 18 | Fold ?cup crushed hard peppermint candy into beaten frosting. |
| 19 | Gsrnish sides of cake with additional ?cup crushed hard peppermint candy. |
| 20 | Seafoam frosting: omit corn syrup in master recipe. |
| 21 | Substitute 1-?cups brown sugar for granulated sugar. |
| 22 | Recipe |
