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Cream with Meringue in Glasses

4 servings

Ingredients

• egg whites (as needed)
• sugar (as needed)
• thick sour cream (as needed)
• vanilla or lemon zest (a little)

Instructions

1. Beat fresh egg whites with sugar until very stiff.
2. For each egg white, allow one tablespoon of thick, sour cream mixed with the necessary sugar and finely crushed vanilla or grated lemon zest.
3. Whisk both until frothy with a wire whisk and serve in glasses.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.