Nan'S Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. sugar
1 c. white corn syrup
3/4 c. water
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cook sugar, corn syrup and water over low heat until sugar is dissolved; then cook without stirring to 255\u00b0 (hard-ball stage). Remove from heat and pour, beating constantly, in a fine stream into egg whites.
Continue beating until mixture holds its shape and loses its gloss. Add
vanilla and pecans.
Drop quickly from tip of teaspoon onto waxed paper.