Aunt Caroline's Dixieland Recipes/Candy/Divinity Candy
DIVINITY CANDY
Three cups of white sugar,
Three-fourths cup of white Karo syrup,
Whites of two eggs,
Three-fourths cup of water,
One teaspoonful of vanilla.
Put sugar, syrup and water on to cook. Let it cook until it will form a hard ball when tried in cold water. Remove from stove and pour gradually over stiffly beaten whites. Add vanilla and one cup of nuts and beat until creamy. Pour into buttered plates and cut into squares when cold.