Name: Strawberry Torte
Ingredients: 6 egg whites (cold); 2 cup granulated white sugar; 1 1/2 tsp white vinegar; 1 pint heavy cream; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 pkg plain gelatin; 2 Tbsp warm water; 2 pint stawberries

Strawberry Torte

Ingredients

6 egg whites (cold)
2 cups granulated white sugar
1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
1 pint heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 pkg plain gelatin
2 Tbsp warm water
2 pints stawberries

Instructions

Beat egg whites until foamy. Add sugar and vinegar alternately very slowly. When stiff, pour into a 9" spring form pan, which has been heavily greased. Coat sides and bottom of pan to form a shell of the meringue. Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hour without peeking (don't open oven door). Open the oven afte the hour is up and leave for another 1 1/2 hours with heat off. Cool completely. Soften gelatin in warm water for a few minutes and when completely cool, whip the cream, add gelatin mixture, vanilla and a little sugar if desired. Take out about 8 big stawberries for decoration and slice the rest. Fold sliced stawberries into the whipped cream. Skim off the hard top of the center of the meringue. Fill shell with the strawberry mixture. Crumble the hard top extra meringue on top and decorate with whole strawberries. Chill at least 6 hours.