Pink Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
3/4 c. water
1/4 c. light corn syrup
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 to 4 drops red food color
3 doz. pecan halves

Preparation

Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in a 3-quart saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly unti sugar dissolves.
Cook over high heat, without stirring until mixture reaches hard ball stage, about 260\u00b0.
Place egg whites (at room temperature) in a large mixing bowl; beat until stiff peaks form.
Pour hot sugar mixture in a very thin stream over whites, while beating constantly at high speed of an electric mixer.
Add vanilla and food coloring. Continue beating 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture holds its shape. Quickly drop mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper; press a pecan half on top of each.
Cool.
Yields 3 dozen pieces of divinity.