Twice Cooked Divinity

Directions

1. 1
   Stir sugar into corn syrup, water and salt, until dissolved. Boil to medium-ball stage (240°).
2. 2
   Beat egg whites until stiff. Pour 1/3 of syrup over egg whites.
3. 3
   Beating constantly, cook remaining syrup to very hard ball stage (265°).
4. 4
   Beat syrup into candy mixture.
5. 5
   Continue beating until stiff.
6. 6
   Cool 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. 7
   When mixture holds its shape when dropped from a spoon, add vanilla.
8. 8
   Drop from teaspoon onto buttered cookie sheet.
9. 9
   Makes 4 dozen pieces.