Divinity Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. white Karo syrup
1/2 c. water
2 egg whites, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecans

Preparation

Before you start cooking your syrup, beat your egg whites to a peak, very stiff, also have large area buttered to spoon drop your candy onto.
Add sugar, water and syrup in saucepan and bring to a boil and cook to hard ball stage in cold water.
Add syrup to beaten egg whites, a little at a time.
Add vanilla; add pecans. Beat until stiff enough to hold its form when it is dropped.
If it gets too stiff, can soften with a little hot water.