Apple Meringue

Ingredients

• 8 egg whites
• 1 teacup of sugar
• Apple compote 

Directions

1. Fill a dish with apple compote
2. Whip the egg whites to a stiff froth
3. Sprinkle 1 teacup of sugar in the eggs, working them well together
4. Spread over the apple
5. Beat some egg whites without sugar 
6. Pile it high in a pyramidical form and brown it of a light fawn color

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Alexsandra Mendez
Louisiana Anthology
September 12, 2023