Divinity Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
2 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
dash of salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cook sugar, syrup and water over low heat, stirring only until sugar is dissolved.
Then boil rapidly, without stirring, to 242\u00b0 or until syrup forms a firm boil when dropped into cold water. Add cream of tartar, salt and vanilla to egg whites.
Beat until stiff, but not dry.
Pour syrup in a thin stream into beaten egg whites, beating constantly.
Continue beating until frosting will stand in peaks and is of consistency to spread.
Enough frosting for filling, top and sides of 3 layer cake.