meringue powder anyone?

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i want to make royal icing and most of the recipes require meringue powder +/- cream of tartar. does anyone make thos without these ingredients? and where can i buy meringue powder in west end/NDG area? also what about the raw egg whites? is this safe? want to try it for cookie decorating but have some reservations. let me know, thanks

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I haven't seen meringue powder anywhere but at Ares, but then, I went there to buy some baking supplies and needed that also. If I had some left I would give it to you, but I'm 99% sure I've used it all.

As far as the egg whites go, I wouldn't worry about it. If you use fresh eggs, there shouldn't be a problem - but I would advise again pregnant women or very small childer (under 1) from eating any.

Good luck!

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wilton makes a meringue powder that most places that carry cake decoration stuff will carry. Sorry can't tell you where to go in montreal to get it i am new in town. 

i just did my christmass cookies with royal icing (sugar, water, meringue powder). But i have done them before by mixing powederd sugar with milk if i don't intend to do anything other than simple piping (with #3 round tip, a star shaped tip and a leaf shaped tip) If you need to do flowers, i would look for meringe powder but if it's jsut for simple lines, making the recipe without the powder works just fine.

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I regularly use meringur powder to make royal icing for gingerbread men and ladies... I buy mine at Distribution Alimentare Aubut on St-Ambroise, near the Awater market. Berthelet is the company that makes it and it comes in a fairly big box (2.5kg I think) but it's pretty inexpensive and it keeps well in a dry spot where it won't jam together. As for fresh egg whites, we don,t have the salmonella problems that they may have where the hygiene standards are sketchy, I use them for baking at home, but not professionally nor for kids and elders. Anyways I hope this advice was useful so that you may enjoy the holiday cookie extravaganza as much as I do!

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I have seen powdered egg white at the organic food section of Loblaws. You can also buy ceam of tartar in any good spice section. I personally avoid raw egg as freshness is definitely an issue. You don't want to make anyone sick at holiday time. Good Luck!!!

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Hi, I hope your royal icing turned out well. 

I wanted to show you a few pictures of the icing I made this week using the wilton stuff I told you about. 

http://chocolateswans.blogspot.com/

sorry, i don't have any pictures of the cookies i made without the meringue powder :(

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