Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. cold water
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine sugar, corn syrup and cold water into a large saucepan and cook until it forms a soft ball.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Pour in 1/2 of syrup mixture and continue cooking other half until it reaches a hard ball stage.
Add egg whites to mix and vanilla.
Continue beating until candy is thick enough to drop from spoon.
Drop 1 spoonful at a time onto wax paper and allow to cool.
Cover and store in an airtight container.