MERINGUES

Question 1

MERINGUE

Answer 1

Meringues are beaten egg whites sweetened with sugar. Their most frequent use in North America is for pie toppings and cake icings (known as boiled icing). They are also used to give volume and lightness to buttercream icings and to such preparations as dessert soufflés.

Question 2

SOFT MERINGUE

Answer 2

Meringue with a lower sugar content than hard meringue, typically used for pie topping.

Question 3

Hard Meringue

Answer 3

Meringue made with up to twice as much sugar as egg whites.

Question 4

SWISS MERINGUE

Answer 4

Meringue made from egg whites and sugar warmed over a double boiler while beating.

Question 5

ITALIAN MERINGUE

Answer 5

Meringue made by beating a hot sugar syrup into egg whites. It is the most stable meringue because the egg whites are cooked by the heat of the syrup.

Question 6

COMMON MERINGUE (aka FRENCH MERINGUE)

Answer 6

Meringue made from egg whites at room temperature, beaten with sugar.