bill's divinity

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• in a 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. cook to hard-ball stage (260 degrees f, or 125 degrees c), stirring only until sugar dissolves.
• meanwhile, beat egg whites to stiff peaks. gradually pour syrup over egg whites, beating at high speed on electric mixer. add vanilla and beat until candy holds its shape, about 4-5 minutes. quickly drop from a teaspoon wax paper; cool.