3 large grapefruit
sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 egg whites ½ teaspoon vanilla
1 pint vanilla ice cream
Halve grapefruit; remove core. Cut around each section, loosening fruit form membrane. Sprinkle with sugar; chill. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Add salt to egg whites gradually, beating until stiff and glossy; add vanilla. Remove grapefruit halves from refrigerator; place heaping spoonful of ice cream in center of each half. Cover with meringue. Place in oven for about 1 minute or until browned lightly. Serve at once. Yield: 6 servings.
Recipe from American Cooking