Angel Food Cake frosting
My husband's grandmother used to add a very light frosting to her angel food cake. It was amazing. And unfortunately do not have a recipe. It had a texture that makes me think it was made with granulated sugar or would harden slightly while we waited for it to be served. I really want to recreate it, it can't seem to find a recipe like it. Help!
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* what was in the frosting besides granulated sugar
* was it a boiled frosting or just mixed?
* what decade(s) did your husband's grandmother flourish, as they say in academic research
* what part of the country did she grow up in and/or live in?
* search old American cookbooks like Fannie Farmer, Settlement, early editions of Joy of Cooking and community cookbooks (Junior League, church or community fundraisers, etc).
Good luck & please let us know what you find.
PS Food historians, cookbook authors or critics might be able to point you in the right dircection. E.g., Molly O'Neill, Mimi Sheraton, Phyllis Richman, Jeffrey Steingarten.