Perfect Divinity

Directions

1. 1
   Beat egg whites until stiff
2. 2
   in large glass bowl.
3. 3
   Cook sugar, syrup and water to soft ball stage.
4. 4
   Pour 1/3 (you can guess at this) of mixture over egg whites, beating well.
5. 5
   Cook rest of mixture to hard ball stage.
6. 6
   Pour 1/2 of this over egg whites, beating well.
7. 7
   Cook remaining syrup to hard crack stage (this will cook quickly).
8. 8
   Beat into other mixture until it starts to lose its gloss.
9. 9
   Add vanilla, then nuts or fruit.
10. 10
    Pour into well-greased pans.
11. 11
    This makes a lot but always turns out perfect. Worth the extra trouble.