Never Fail Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. white sugar
1 c. water
1 c. (scant) white corn syrup
2 c. pecans (approximately)
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cook sugar, syrup
and\twater
until
it
spins
a good thread (about 20
minutes).
Gradually beat half of syrup into the beaten egg whites.
Return other half of syrup to fire and cook until it forms a hard ball in cold water (about 10 or 15 minutes).
Beat slowly
into
the first mixture.
Add vanilla and beat
vigorously until candy will hold its shape.
Drop by teaspoon onto
buttered dish or waxed paper and top each piece with a pecan half.