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Servings: 16

Total Time: 40 minutes, not including cooling time.

Divinity

To our World War II veteran ancestor who married his high school sweetheart, it was not Christmas unless there was divinity.

 

Making divinity is a great way to bring people together in the kitchen, as it is helpful to have help in forming the divinity before it sets up.

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Ingredients: 

2 2/3 cups sugar

 

2/3 cup light corn syrup

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1/2 cup water

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2 egg whites

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1 t. vanilla

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nuts (slightly toasted), optional

Directions:

Cook sugar, corn syrup and water in saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved.  Cook, without stirring, to 260 degrees on a candy thermometer.  Beat egg whites in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form.  Continue beating while pouring hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites, beating constantly.  Add vanilla.  beat until mixture holds its shape and becomes slightly dull.  

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Drop mixture from buttered spoons onto parchment paper.  Let stand at room temperature until divinity is firm.  Store in an airtight container. 

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