Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup white corn syrup
4 cups sugar
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup nuts

Preparation

Cook water, syrup and sugar to a soft ball.
Beat egg whites stiff, but not dry, and pour the hot mixture over them and beat. When the mixture will begin to stand in a peak, add nuts and vanilla.
Drop by spoon on was paper.
(Easier to handle 1/2 batch.)