Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. or more pecans
3 egg whites (room temperature)
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. white Karo
3 c. sugar

Preparation

Lightly toast two or more cups pecans and chop.
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff.
Cook water, Karo syrup and sugar until it spins a thread.
Pour half of mixture over stiffly beaten eggs.
Continue cooking until it spins a long thread.
Pour the rest in and beat.
Stir in pecans and vanilla. Drop by spoonful onto buttered cookie sheet.