Divinity - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt
2 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/3 c. pecans, chopped in 1/2

Preparation

Mix sugar, syrup and water; cook over medium heat, stirring often while it comes to a boil.
Then cook without stirring until a drop forms a firm ball in cold water.
Beat egg whites; pour about half of the hot syrup mixture into the egg whites while beating constantly.
While remaining syrup continues to cook, add vanilla and salt to egg mixture.