Recipe for Marshmallows:
4 tablespoons gelatine
900 grams sugar
2 1/2 cups water
1 egg white
pinch cream tartar
colour and flavour

Soak gelatine in one cup water, put remainder of water,sugar, cream of tartar into a saucepan. Boil with lid on until sugar dissolves, remove lid add gelatin boil for 20 miutes, cool. Beat egg whites stifly. Pour mixture into heated bowl and add stiff egg white, flavouring etc. Beat until thick. Pour into greased tin to set. Cut and roll in toasted coconut or sifted icing sugar