Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
2/3 c. water
2 egg whites
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecans

Preparation

Boil sugar, syrup and water together until it reaches hard ball (250\u00b0).
Beat egg whites and salt at high speed for 3 minutes.
Pour syrup slowly into beaten whites while beating at a high speed.
Continue beating until mixture forms a peak when beater is raised.
Sometimes this takes 10 minutes or longer.