Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. corn syrup
2 c. boiling water
3 egg whites
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts

Preparation

Boil ingredients until mixture makes a firm ball in cold water.
Beat egg whites stiff, adding a pinch of baking powder while beating.
Pour syrup very slowly over egg whites.
Add another pinch of baking powder, beating all the while.
Add vanilla while beating.
Fold in nuts.
Drop on wax paper.