Esther Kraus's Divinity

Esther Kraus's Divinity

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup water
2 egg whites
pinch cream of tarar
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp vanilla


Boil together 2 1/2 cups sugar, 1/2 c syrup & 1/2 c water until it forms a soft ball in cold water.
Beat 2 egg whites until stiff, adding a pinch of cream of tarter to eggs before beating.
Pour half of the syrup mixture over egg whites and beat.
Return the remainder of syrup and boil until hard ball forms in cold water.
Pour over egg whites and beat.
Just before pouring into buttered pan, add 1 cup nuts and 1 tsp of vanilla.