Mom'S Divinity Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 large c. sugar
3/4 c. white Karo
1/2 c. water
pinch of salt
3 egg whites
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts

Preparation

Cook the first 3 ingredients until syrup spins a long thread when dropped from a fork.
Add 2/3 of the syrup to beaten egg whites; return rest of syrup to burner and bring to a full boil. Add to mixture and beat until it loses its gloss and is creamy. Add vanilla and nuts.
Put on 2 meat platters.