:: Making Divinity ::

Waiting for the sugar/corn syrup mixture to reach 'hard ball' stage...


...meanwhile beating eggwhites and vanilla


almost ready...


...stiff enough!


Ready to add the boiling sugar mixture

Spread it in a lightly buttered container (or on wax paper)

Yummy!! Ready to eat!!!

Recipe from my friend Angelia's website:

Classic Divinity

2-½ cups sugar
½ cup water
½ cup light corn syrup
2 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted (optional)

Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cover and cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan. Uncover and cook over medium heat, without stirring, to hardball stage or until candy thermometer registers 260*. Remove from heat.
Beat egg whites in a large mixing bowl at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
Pour hot sugar mixture in a heavy stream over beaten egg whites while beating just until mixture holds its shape. Stir in pecans.
Working quickly, drop divinity by rounded teaspoonfuls onto wax paper; cool. Peel from wax paper.

*Divinity will only work if the weather has low Humidity.



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