Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. white corn syrup
1/2 c. cold water
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped walnuts, pecans or cashews

Preparation

In saucepan, thoroughly mix sugar, syrup and cold water.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Now boil sugar mixture until it forms a soft ball in cold water.
Pour 1/2 of it only into egg whites, beating all the while.
Return other half of syrup to heat and boil until it forms a hard ball in cold water.
Pour this syrup into egg white mixture while beating, until quite firm and stands in peaks. Fold in vanilla and nuts.