Pink Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
3/4 c. water
1/4 c. light corn syrup
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
3 doz. pecan halves
3 to 4 drops red food coloring

Preparation

Combine sugar, syrup and water in a 3-quart saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
Cook over high heat without stirring until mixture reaches hard ball stage (260\u00b0).
Place egg whites (at room temperature) in a large mixing bowl.
Beat until stiff peaks form.
Pour hot syrup mixture in a very thin stream over egg whites while beating constantly at high speed of an electric mixer.
Continue beating for 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture holds its shape.
Add food coloring and vanilla while beating with mixer.
Quickly drop mixture by heaping teaspoonful on waxed paper.
Press a pecan half on top of each. Cool.
Makes 3 dozen.