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Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Divinity Recipes

Divinity

1 c. boiling water
3/4 c. light Karo® syrup
3 c. sugar
Pin. of salt
2 egg whites
1 c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring

Put water, Karo® syrup, sugar and salt in a 3-qt. saucepan. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan. Cook to the soft-ball stage (234 degrees F).

Add 1/2 of the syrup, a Tbsp. at a time, to well-beaten egg whites, beating constantly. Continue cooking remaining syrup until it reaches the hard-crack stage (270 degrees F).

Pour into egg mixture and continue beating until high gloss changes to dull. Fold in pecans and vanilla extract or flavoring and drop by the spoonful on wax paper. Have boiling water ready in case candy sets up too fast. Add 2 or 3 drops to make it creamy as it is spooned onto wax paper.

Makes approximately 48 pieces.