No. 93 Transparent Icing
Place 1 pound pulverized white sugar in a basin with ½ pint water. Boil to the consistency of mucilage, then rub the sugar with a wooden spatula against the sides of the pans until it assumes a milky appearance. Stir in 2 tablespoonfuls extract vanilla; mix well together. Pour this while hot over the top of cake so as to completely cover it.