Divinity Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 c. chopped nuts
3/4 c. light corn syrup

Preparation

Cook sugar, water, syrup, vanilla and salt to soft ball stage. Pour 1/2 of syrup in a fine stream over stiffly beaten egg whites while beating constantly.
Cook remainder of syrup to crackle stage.
Pour over first mixture in a fine stream and continue beating until it begins to harden.
Add nuts.
Spread evenly in well buttered pan.
When hard enough, cut in 1-inch squares.
Nut halves may be placed so there will be 1 on top of each piece, if desired.