Pandora wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > ha scritto nel
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>> hahabogus wrote:
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>>> you could use whipped cream instead of meringue if you can't find
>>> ingredients for it...my mom never did the meringue, saying it was too
>>> much work, and always went with whipped cream instead.
>> Whipping cram is less work than whipping egg whites? As far as I can see,
>> it is about equal, except that you put it in the oven for 10-12 minutes to
>> brown. I don't see sticking in the oven for a few minutes as a lot of
>> work.
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> I don't think whipping cream is like eggs whites.Eggs white in the oven
> become hard, whipping cream, no.

I was referring to the amount of work involved in whipping egg whites
compared to whipping cream. Either can be done by hand or with a mixer.
Neither is much more work than the other. The only difference is
sticking the pie with the meringue into the oven to brown, and I don't
think that is much work at all.

Meringue pie topping should not get hard. It should remain quite soft.