Divinity

Ingredients

• Sugar, 3 cups
• Water, i cup
• Corn sirup, 1 cup
• Chopped nuts, 1 cup
• Whites of 3 eggs
• Vanilla, 1 teaspoon

Method

1. 1

   Boil sugar, syrup, and water to the crack stage, 127° to 185° O.

2. 2

   (260° to 275° F.).

3. 3

   Pour over the beaten whites, beating constantly.

4. 4

   As it thickens, add the vanilla and nuts.

5. 5

   Pour onto a buttered plate and cut into squares or drop from spoon.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Use and preparation of food (1919) by United States. Federal Board for Vocational Education., page 99. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

divinity, in which the cane sugar sirup is added to egg white, have the sugar in a creamed form. The same precautions must be observed in their cookery as in the case of the cream candies above. On account of the amount of water in the egg white the sirup is cooked to a greater concentration than for cream candies. 154 USE AND PPvEPARATIOX OF FOOD. (4) Cake icings made with sirup and egg white are made on the same principles as the texture candies. If the sugar in the sirup is not sufficiently changed or if the proper precautions are not taken in handling, the icing is grainy. If too much sugar is changed in the sirup the icing is sticky and does not harden on top. METHOD OF DEVELOPING LABORATORY WORK. Have the women prepare a representative candy from each of the groups. Have recipes brought in for discussion. Classify them on basis of the type of candy. CHOCOLATE FUDGE. Sugar, 2 cups. Chocolate, 2 ounces. Milk, f cup. Vanilla, 1 teaspoon. Butter, 1 tablespoon. Boil together the sugar, chocolate, and milk until the mixture forms a soft ball, 114° O. (238° F). Remove from the fire and add the butter. Cool and add the vanilla. Stir until the mixture begins to stiffen. Pour into a buttered pan and cut into squares. PEANUT BRITTLE. Sugar, 2 cups. Unroasted peanuts, 1 cup. Put peanuts in a buttered shallow pan. Heat sugar slowly over a moderate lire, stirring constantly until it is a golden brown. Pour at once over peanuts in a thin sheet and mark in squares. FONDANT. Sugar, 5 cups. Water, 2^ cups. Cream of tartar, i teaspoon. Boil ingredients to the soft ball stage. To prevent crystallization, wipe crystals from the side of the pan as soon as they form. Remove from the fire, let stand until cool, then beat until creamy. Turn out onto marble slali or large platter and knead until soft and velvety in texture. Let stand 24 hours in a covered jar. DIVINITY. Sugar, 3 cups. Water, i cup. Corn sirup, 1 cup. Chopped nuts, 1 cup. Whites of 3 eggs

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.