Divinity

Directions

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   Pray before you start! Then place in saucepan over low heat the sugar, corn syrup
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   and water. Stir
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   until
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   sugar is dissolved; then
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   cook without
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   stirring
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   to
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   252° (a
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   little dropped into cold water forms
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    a hard ball).
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    Remove from heat and pour, beating constantly in
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    a
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    fine
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    stream
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    into the egg whites that have been
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    stiffly beaten.
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    Continue beating until mixture holds its shape and
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    loses its
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    gloss.
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    Then
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    add the vanilla and nuts.
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    Drop quickly
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    from
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    tip of spoon onto waxed paper in individual peaks or spread in greased shallow pan and cut into 1-inch squares when firm.
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    Makes about 1 1/4 pounds.