Tom & Jerry Batter - Mary Seiffert

Ingredients

• 8 each eggs separated
• 2 1/2 cups super-fine white sugar (2 cups for whites step, 1/2 cup for yolks step)
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 bottle brandy
• 1 bottle rum

Instructions

1. Set out two bowls.
2. In one bowl, drop in the egg whites, and put the yolks into the second bowl. Set yolks aside.
3. To the whites, add 2 cups super-fine sugar, cream of tartar, and beat until very stiff. Depending on your mixer, this may take some time.
4. Take the yolks bowl and beat until the color changes. Then add the 1/2 cup of sugar & vanilla, beating until thick.
5. Pour yolks mixture into the whites mixture, and beat thoroughly, until very thick.
6. Mix equal amounts of brandy and rum into mug; add boiling water, leaving room for the batter. Top it off with batter and sprinkle with ground nutmeg.
7. Store in refrigerator or freezer.