White Mountain Frosting

Mix in saucepan :

3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. water

Bring to rolling boil. Cook until syrup spins.
Just before syrup is ready, beat until stiff enough to hold a point :

2 egg whites

Pour hot syrup very slowly in a thin stream into the beaten egg whites.
Continue to beat until frosting holds peaks.

Blend in :

1 tsp. vanilla

Colour as you want.