This section is from the book "Soyer's Standard Cookery", by Nicolas Soyer. Also available from Amazon: Soyer's Standard Cookery.
One and one-half cups of thick cream, one-half cup of milk, one-half cup powdered sugar, whites of two eggs, one teaspoonful of vanilla.
Dilute cream with milk and beat until stiff, using Dover egg-beater. Add sugar, white of egg beaten until stiff, and vanilla.
 
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