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On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 05:48:57 GMT, (TammyM) wrote:

>Darlin', if you want divinity (and if it ain't rainin'), you got it.
>It wouldbe my absolute honor to make it for you.
>
>Anyway. You want divinity, you want whatever is in my power to give
>ya, you got it. Bring Crash with ya. We're accommodating people here
>in Northern California.

The day we collect the winnings from the Publishers' Clearinghouse
and/or the lottery, we'll be on a flight! Wish we could travel, but
it's fun to dream!

)

I'm going to have to find a nice, arid day and make some Divine
Divinity. After setting two mixers on fire, I'm a little nervous, but
the KitchenAid can handle it, right? How many years have I been
trying to screw up the courage to make this? Way too many!

* Exported from MasterCook *

Divine Divinity

Recipe By :Tammy McNiff
Serving Size : 30 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Candies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup water
3 egg whites -- stiffly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts

Combine sugar, syrup and water. Place in a saucepan and cook over low
heat until sugar is dissolved, without stirring, to 255F or until a
small amount dropped into cold water forms a hard ball. Remove from
heat; pour, beating constantly, in a fine stream into stiffly beaten
egg whites. Continue beating until mixture holds shape and loses its
gloss. Add vanilla and nuts. Drop quickly from tip of spoon onto
waxed paper in individual pieces.

Source:
"rec.food.cooking"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 161 Calories; 2g Fat (12.5%
calories from fat); 1g Protein; 36g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;
0mg Cholesterol; 19mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean
Meat; 1/2 Fat; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES :
Tammy McNiff:
"This is the very best recipe for divinity that I know of (course,
EVERYONE will tell you that, but in my case, it's TRUE ;-) ). It
comes from a woman who lived next to my grandmother years ago. Her
name was Madeleine, and she was a lovely woman, somewhat formal and
devoutly religious. Every year, she would gift us with a box of this
candy. Combat was waged amongst various family members over these
confections!! The recipe is written in my grandmother's hand, and is
aptly named "Divine Divinity" as Madeleine's surname really and truly
was Divine (really and truly!!)"