Pavlova

Meringue Ingredients:

3 egg whites
3/4-1 c sugar
1t corn starch
1/4 t vanilla
1t lemon juice

Topping Ingredients:

1/2 pt whipping cream
4 oz strawberries or raspberries
4 oz stoned cherries
4 apricots or greengages, halved
2 ripe peaches

Decorate With:
red currants
1 egg white
2T sugar

Cook 300degrees 1 1/4-1 1/2 h (can be lower).
Draw an 18 cm circle on a nonstick parchment and place on baking sheet.
Whisk whites until stiff. Add in other ingredients gradually.
Spread meringue on the circle and build into a bowl-shaped shell. Bake until firm--sounds hollow when tapped. Allow to cool before removing from paper. Whip cream and cut fruit-don't put onto meringue until just before serving