Ingredients
Method
1.Preheat oven to slow, 150C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
2.In a large, clean bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
3.Gradually add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar dissolves and mixture is stiff, thick and glossy. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla.
4.Transfer mixture to piping bag. Pipe ghosts shapes onto tray. Bake for 5 minutes. Reduce oven to very slow, 120C and bake for a further 30 minutes. Cool in a turned off oven, with the door ajar, to ensure they dry out completely.
5.When cool, use writing icing to decorate cooled meringues.
If preferred, use melted chocolate to make the eyes or insert currants into the shapes to form eyes before baking.
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