Schaum Torte - egg whites

Method

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Butter a large baking sheet.
• In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
• Blend in vinegar and vanilla.
• Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.
• With a large spoon, drop meringue in 8 clumps (about 4 inches diameter), close together on baking sheet.
• Indent the center of each clump with the back of a spoon.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Turn off oven, and let shells cool in the oven, about 1 hour.
• To serve: Fill each shell with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and smother with thawed strawberries.