Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
2 egg whites
1/2 c. cold water
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Place sugar, syrup and water in a pan over low heat, stir only until sugar is dissolved, then cook until a little piece tried in cold water forms a soft ball.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Continue beating and pour 1/2 of syrup slowly over eggs. Continue beating while cooking the rest of the syrup until if forms a hard ball when dropped in a cup of cold water.
(It should crack when if hits against side of cup.)
Add this syrup gradually to the syrup and egg mixture you are beating.
Add vanilla and continue beating until candy is thick enough to drop from spoon. Place by spoonfuls onto buttered platter.
If desired, nuts can be added just as the candy is ready to spoon.