Marshmallows Recipe

Powder very fine eight ounces of gum arabic, dissolve it in three gills

of water over a slow fire and strain. Simmer an ounce and a half of

marshmallow roots in two gills of water, for ten minutes, closely

covered. Strain and reduce to one gill. Add this with half a pound of

sugar to the dissolved gum. Boil until it becomes a thick paste,

stirring constantly. Add the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth

and a teaspoonful of vanilla extract. Remove from the fire, pour into a

pan dusted thickly with cornstarch and when cool cut into squares with a

sharp knife, roll in pulverized sugar and pack in a tin box.

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