Use 3 egg whites beaten stiff. Stir in cup of white sugar. Put in a soup plate and set over kettle of boiling water for 8 minutes, until crust forms around edge. Remove, stir in 2.3333333333333 c. shredded cocoanut and 1 t. vanilla. Drop by teaspoonful in buttered pans and bake in slow oven. Note: Slow oven is 300 180ºC .