Beat yolks of two eggs until light and creamy, add half cup powdered sugar gradually, and continue beating. Beat whites of two eggs until stiff and dry, add another half-cup of sugar and continue beating. Combine mixtures and add one teaspoon vanilla or the same of other flavoring.
— Miss F. Victoria Myers
The Catskill Cook Book, 1911. Public domain; transcription unaltered.
Nothing here heats the egg. There is no custard stage, no bain-marie and no hot syrup poured onto the whites — the sugar and the beating change the texture and nothing else.
The hot pudding underneath is not a cooking step. By the time the sauce reaches the table it has warmed a little, which is the least useful temperature range there is.
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