Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
2/3 c. hot water
1/8 tsp. salt
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

In a 2-quart pan, combine sugar, syrup and water plus salt. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil; cook to hard ball stage.
Immediately beat egg whites stiff.
Pour in hot syrup, a very small amount at a time, slowly, at highest speed of electric mixer.
Keep bowl moving around until soft peaks form, then add nuts.