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A Meringue Is Really Nothing But A Foam. And What Is A Foam After All, But A Big Collection Of Bubbles? And What's A Bubble? It's Basically A Very Flimsy Little Latticework Of Proteins Draped With Water. We Add Sugar To This Structure, Which Strengthens It. But Things Can, And Do, Go Wrong.
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A Meringue Is Really Nothing But A

Alton Brown
A Meringue Is Really Nothing But A Foam. And What Is A Foam After All, But A Big Collection Of Bubbles? And What's A Bubble? It's Basically A Very Flimsy Little Latticework Of Proteins Draped With Water. We Add Sugar To This Structure, Which Strengthens It. But Things Can, And Do, Go Wrong.
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