On 2009-02-13, Giusi > wrote:

> I always loved it when my mum's wept. Anyway, why worry? You are feeding
> it to a bunch of Italians who have never seen one before! They'll wonder
> where you got those incantevoli amber decorations.

LOL!

Actually, I'm not even sure it can BE prevented. I've heard adding cream of
tartar will work, but never did for me.

This looks like a page worth bookmarking:

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/perfectmeringue.htm

nb