I know there is a recipe to make royal icing using "homemade" merange powder. One of the ingredients is Cream of Tarter. I can't remember the recipe, can anyone post it here?
TIA!

I know Antonia74's royal icing recipe calls for cream of tarter but it also calls for Meringue powder as well. That's the only one I'm familar with so here's a bump for you.

Since merengue powder is made of dehydrated and pasteurized egg whites, I really don't see how you can make it at home. I would love to know how if it is possible though!

just a guess, but that recipe prolly calls for raw egg whites and cream of tartar. then add in the powdered sugar and stuff.

here is a recipe withot merengue powder:

Wilton's Quick-Poured Cookie Icing

This icing dries to a shiny, hard finish. Great to use for icing or to outline and fill in with tip 2 or 3.

1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Place sugar and milk in bowl. Stir until mixed thoroughly. Add corn syrup and mix well. For filling in areas, use thinned icing (add small amounts or light corn syrup until desired consistency is reached).

I thank you all for posting and I also decided to give myself another "bump"! It was years ago that I heard of this recipe as a way of getting a Royal Icing consistancy using Cream of Tarter to harden and no other "raw" ingredients. Maybe the recipe is just simply confectionary sugar, water and cream of tarter. I will try it and let you know, but maybe, just maybe someone out there has heard of this mixture as well.......I hope I'm not THAT old!!!

based on the info in this link, I think it would more of a pain to make than to just buy it.

http://www.ochef.com/725.htm

And you can use egg whites in an icing recipe and it not turn into merinque.