Divinity

Source: Angela Lowry, GFCF Recipes, Yahoo Groups

Note: Make on a dry day.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup cane or corn syrup

1/2 cup water

2 whites of eggs

1 cup broken nuts or chopped dried cherries, dried cranberries(optional)

1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions:

1.   Mix sugar, syrup and water.

2.  Heat to boiling, cook, stirring constantly, until it forms a ball between your fingers.

3.  Beat egg whites stiff.

4.  Pour 1/2 the boiling mixture over the eggs, beating constantly.

5.  Boil remaining half until it forms a hard ball when dropped in cold water.

6.  Pour slowly into first half, beating constantly.

7.  Add walnuts, vanilla.

8.  Pour into greased pan, spread around, cool.