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Answer for the clue "Confection based on egg whites ", 8 letters:
meringue

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Word definitions for meringue in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Méringue (; ), also called méringue lente or méringue de salon ( slow or salon méringue), is a music genre and national symbol in Haiti . It is a string-based style played on the lute , guitar , and other string instruments unlike the primarily accordion ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Meringue \Me`ringue"\ (F. m[~e]`r[a^]N"g'; E. m[e^]*r[a^]ng"), n. [F.] A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.

Usage examples of meringue.

Hannah would bake the cookies and then the pies, Lemon Meringue this week, before Lisa came in at seven-thirty.

Voices shouted of the hams, and the loaves of bread, and of eggs to make more meringue, of onions and bowls, trays and platters and music, but no one cried Saro.

The sweeper swept himself away, then swept back again and dropped a meringue swan, unburned but missing a tail, into her lap.

Then it transformed into a perfect Buche de Noel, complete with meringue mushrooms.

Her own favorite is the meringue disk that seems to have melted and bubbled as if it had been cooked.

Also, a tablespoon in place of cream of tartar in meringue makes it beautifully high.

She was on her way to table 4, carrying two pieces of lemon meringue pie, when she saw the dark-haired man.

I got my meringue down on the mat, both shoulders touching, in one minute, forty-three seconds.

My father thinks that if he can handle a teacup and a meringue while being introduced to ladies, he can manage anything on the main aisle downstairs.

Cover with a meringue made from the white of three eggs beaten with six level tablespoons of powdered sugar.

When cool cover with a meringue or with whipped cream sweetened and flavored with vanilla.

When done take from the oven and spread over the top a meringue made from the stiffly whipped whites of the eggs, and three tablespoonfuls of sugar.

Shut off the oven so it will be as cool as possible giving the meringue plenty of time to rise, stiffen and color to a delicate gold.

Set in a moderate oven for a few minutes until the meringue is cooked.

Make a meringue of the stiffly beaten whites of two eggs and four level tablespoons of powdered sugar.