Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water (use 1 Tbsp. less on humid days)
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
2/3 c. broken nuts

Preparation

Stir sugar, corn
syrup
and
water over low heat until sugar is\tdissolved.
Cook
without
stirring
until
a
small amount of mixture dropped into cold water forms a hard ball or the candy thermometer
reads\t260\u00b0.
In
mixing
bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Continue beating while pouring hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites.
Add vanilla; beat until mixture holds its shape and becomes slightly dull.\tFold in nuts.
Drop mixture
from tip of buttered spoon onto waxed paper.
Four dozen is this recipe's yield.