Boiled Frosting
1 cupful of white sugar boiled with 1/2 cup of water until it will wax when dropped into cold water. Pour this over the well-beaten white of 1 egg. Stir briskly until it is cool enough to thicken. After the top of the cake has been covered, stir in a little fine dry sugar before frosting the sides. The cake should be cold. Put in the oven a moment to dry.