Divinity Puffs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. Karo (white)
1/2 c. water
2 stiffly beaten egg whites
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. candied cherries or pecans, cut into small pieces

Preparation

Cook sugar, Karo and water to thin syrup stage.
Slowly pour 1/3 of syrup over egg whites, beating while pouring.
Cook syrup to thread stage (232\u00b0).
Add half of syrup to egg mixture.
Cook remaining syrup to firm ball stage (248\u00b0); add to egg mixture. Add vanilla.
Beat until mixture holds shape when dropped from a spoon.
Add cherries or pecans.