Dave Smith wrote:
> Ginny Sher wrote:
>
> > I've been asked to bring some merengue disks to a party this
weekend.
> > The hostess will fill them with fresh cut fruit and top with
whipped
> > cream. Although I haven't prepared these before, they don't look
too
> > difficult. My question is can they be frozen because I won't have
the
> > time to prepare them the day of the party? If not frozen, would
they
> > stay fresh in an airtight container such as Tupperware for 2 days?
> >
>
> If you are going to use them within a few days they should be fine,
just
> make sure that they are well dried. My wife does the meringues around
> here, and she leaves them in the oven for hours. The important thing
is to
> keep them dry.
>
>
> My mother used to freeze meringues all the time. They aren't ruined
by
> freezing but they do tend to get a little gummy and chewy on the
bottom
> after being frozen.


I believe this dessert would be called Pavlova, by our Aussie friends.
;-) I wouldn't store them airtight because any little bit of moisture
left in them would spread to all of them and make them chewy/soggy.
I'd make sure they were dry and then just store them in a container
with the lid popped slightly open, or covered with paper just to keep
them fresh and clean, and make sure they were in a DRY place.

N.