Divinity Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 2/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
2/3 c. nuts, chopped

Preparation

Stir sugar, corn syrup and water over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Cook, without stirring, until mixture forms a hard ball when dropped in cold water.
In mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Keep beating while pouring hot syrup in a small stream into egg whites.
Add vanilla; beat until mixture holds its shape and becomes slightly dull.
Fold nuts in.
Drop mixture from tip of buttered spoon onto waxed paper.