This recipe may look a bit intimidating but I made it in grade 8 cooking class in front of the whole class! It's so light and yummy. It's called Pavlova because it's supposed to be so good it makes you drool - or salivate, like Pavlov's dogs!

4 room-temperature egg whites

Pinch of cream of tartar

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 tsp vinegar

fresh fruit of your choice (kiwis, strawberries, pineapples)

whipped cream

Heat oven to 325. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar on low speed until they hold soft peaks. Slowly beat in sugar on medium speed and continue beating until whites hold stiff peaks. Beat in vinegar. Spread the meringue on a baking sheet lined with brown paper to form a 9" circle. Make a thick rim around the edge aboue 3/4" higher than the centre. Bake until lightly colored and crisp on the outside but still soft on the inside, about 35 to 40 minutes.

Remove shell still attached to the paper and cool completely on a wire rack. When cool, peel off paper.

Just before serving, spread whipped cream in an even layer in the meringe shell. Scatter cut fruit over cream. Serve like pie!