DIVINITY

2 cups sugar
2/3 cups light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
2 large stiff beaten egg whites
1 t vanilla
1 cup chopped walnut meats

Combine sugar, corn syrup and water and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.  Boil to 270 degrees.  Slowly pour over stiff-beaten egg whites beating constantly with rotary beater or electric mixer.  Beat candy until it is cool and holds its shape.  Add vanilla and nut meats and drop by teaspoonfuls on greased pan or waxed paper.  If desired, pour on greased plate or pan, cool, and cut into squares.  Makes about 3 dozen pieces.

My sons had never even heard of divinity before, so this was a new eating experience for them!  I don't think this candy is made much anymore, which is not to say it's not good.  It is, it's just not popular and hard to find anywhere.  It's important to have the egg whites already beaten in the mixer on stand-by while you bring the sugar mixture to a boil.  Then you can pour it in, and it happens very quickly so be ready to spoon it out onto your pan that you've got ready to go also.  I made larger pieces than teaspoonfuls because I could feel that it was hardening fast.  It might be better to pour it all in a pan at once and cut into squares later, but I did manage to get it out in larger spoonfuls quickly before it was too late.  Tastes like a remember from my childhood!  I forgot to take a picture...my bad....