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How they make Merengue in NorwayEvery time I go to visit family and friends in Norway I end up with tons of great recipes. Since I enjoy good food, it’s an easy thing to sample them all and ask for recipes. When I want a new recipe or to stay in touch with my friends in Norway and other places around the world, I talk all I want for free, because I we are all hooked up with Skype. Try Skype you'll like it - that is if you don't mind talking on the telephone for free. Yup, for FREE!! When I talk with someone without a computer - like my mom, all I spend is 2.1 cents per minute - how cool is that. Good bye to high phone bills.
Here is how they make merengue in Norway. This is a nice, sweet treat to make for Valentines Day or how about for your "sweet-tart's" birthday? Meringue is a mixture of egg whites and sugar beaten to a stiff foam. There are two basic types of merengue – a soft type that is used on topping for cream pies – the other is a hard meringue which is baked overnight or for 6 hours in an oven where the heat is turned off. First you separate the eggs, so that no yolk get mixed in with the whites. A trace of yolk will prevent the whites from forming a stable foam which is necessary to make a hard meringue. Use glass, copper or stainless steel mixing bowl - NO PLASTIC. Plastic bowls may retain a fat residue, which will prevent the egg whites from forming stable foam. There are two important things to remember when whipping the egg whites, add sugar gradually and beat long enough. When you think you are done – beat egg whites for another few minutes. Use electric hand mixer or your Kitchen Aid. 
Norwegian Meringue Pikekyss (girl-kisses)Preheat oven to 350° F. (175° C.) Ingredients: Add vanilla, cream of tartar and salt to egg whites. Beat mixture to form soft peaks. Make sure sugar is dissolved. When you think you are done whipping - whip for another 2-3 minutes. A rounded copper bowl is ideal for making meringue. Spoon mixture onto baking sheet forming small round cookies with peaks. For variations, fold in small chocolate chips, chocolate shavings, ground hazelnuts, or cookie/dessert sprinkles to mixture before placing them on baking sheet. Place pikekyss in oven. Turn heat OFF. Leave overnight or for 6 hours. Do not open oven door once you have placed meringue into oven. It usually leave them in the oven overnight, in case I need the oven for other baking.
You will receive oohs and aaaahs, when you serve these delicacies at your next party.
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Transfer pikekyss into pretty pastel baking cups and place them in a heart shaped box.
