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plunge(1) (iou) and Meringue Bone Cookies (recipes)


plunge(1) (iou)



plunge noun. LME.
[from the verb.]
A place for plunging; a deep pool, a depth. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
b. In full plunge bed. A flower-bed, often containing peat or Other moisture-retaining materials, in which plants in pots can be sunk. M20.
c. In full plunge pool. A cold-water pool forming part of the equipment of a sauna. L20.
Detroit Free Press A hot sauna and then you're thrown into a cold plunge.
A sudden plunging movement. L15.
R. Baden-Powell By directing the animal's plunges judiciously I got him..on terra firma.
The point at which a person is plunged into trouble, difficulty, or danger; a critical situation, a strait; a dilemma. obsolete exc. dial. E16.
H. Cholmley I was in the greatest plunge for money. A. Lovell Demanding payment..put the Prince to a great plunge.
An act of plunging; a sudden downward movement into or through water etc.; a dive, a dip. E18.
take the plunge colloq. take a decisive first step, commit oneself irrevocably to a course of action.
R. L. Stevenson The plunge of our anchor sent up clouds of birds. fig.: A. France Each plunge into psychotherapy helped me to feel much more positive.
The breaking of a wave. Also (Scot.), a heavy downpour of rain. L18.
Longfellow The plunge of the implacable seas.
A reckless bet. slang. L19.
Geology. The angle a fold axis or linear feature makes with the horizontal, measured in a vertical plane. E20.
Comb.: plunge basin Physical Geography a deep basin excavated at the foot of a waterfall by the action of the falling water; plunge bath a large and deep bath in which the whole body can be immersed; plunge bed: see sense 1b above; plunge-churn (now rare) a churn consisting of an upright wooden cask in which a plunger is worked up and down; plunge cut Engineering a cut made by plunge grinding; plunge-cut grinding = plunge grinding below; plunge grinding Engineering grinding by means of a wheel with no traverse of the work; plunge cutting the action of making a plunge cut; plunge neckline a low-cut neckline; plunge pool (a) Physical Geography (the water in) a plunge basin; (b) see sense 1c above.

Meringue Bone Cookies (recipes)


Meringue Bone Cookies

Yield: Makes about 2 dozen cookies



Ingredients:



1-1/2cups sugar

Pinch of salt

5egg whites at room temperature

Pinch of cream of tartar

1teaspoon almond, vanilla, orange or lemon extract









Preparation:





1.Preheat oven to 220°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper. Prepare pastry bag with round #10 tip (about 3/8-inch diameter).2.Combine sugar and salt in small bowl. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in small bowl with electric mixer at low speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar mixture, beating constantly. Beat until stiff peaks form and meringue is shiny and smooth. Add extract; beat just until blended.3.Fill pastry bag with meringue. Pipe log 3 to 4 inches long. Pipe 2 balls on both ends of each log. Smooth any peaks with wet finger. Repeat with remaining meringue.4.Bake 30 minutes; turn off heat. Leave cookies in oven overnight; do not open oven door.







Tip:

To give the "bones" an ivory or "aged" look, add 1 to 2 drops yellow Food coloring with the extract.