Candies

Divinity and Variations

Divinity and Variations, a candies recipe with simple ingredients and a clear step-by-step method. Home cooking from the Soumac recipe library.

Ingredients

Basic Divinity

• 1/2 c Light corn syrup
• 2 1/2 c Sugar
• 1/4 ts Salt
• 1/2 c Water
• 2 Egg whites
• 1 ts Vanilla extract
• 1 c Coarsely chopped nuts

Holiday Divinity

• 1/4 c Chopped candied cherries
• 1/4 c Chopped candied pineapple

Chocolate Divinity

• 6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 c Nut halves (instead of
• -chopped nuts)

Ginger Divinity

6 tb Water Instead of the

• 2 tb Preserved-ginger syrup / 1/2
• -cup water 1/2 c Finely diced ginger

Method

1. Servings: 1 1/2 pounds DIRECTIONS: In saucepan mix corn syrup, sugar, salt and water.
2. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.
3. Continue cooking, without stirring, until a small amount of mixture forms a firm ball when dropped in cold water (248-F).
4. Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry.
5. Pour about half the syrup slowly over whites, beating constantly.
6. Cook remainder until a small amount forms hard threads in cold water (272-F).
7. Add slowly to first mixture, and beat until mixture holds its shape.
8. Add vanilla and nuts; drop by dessert-spoonfuls onto waxed paper, or spread in buttered 9x9x2″ pan, and when firm, cut in squares.
9. HOLIDAY DIVINITY: Follow above instructions, adding candied cherries and pineapple with the nuts.
10. CHOCOLATE DIVINITY: Follow above instructions, adding chocolate and nuts with vanilla after beating; then beat until well blended.
11. GINGER DIVINITY: Follow above instructions, using the water and ginger syrup for the liquid.
12. Add diced ginger with the nuts.

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