Moms Divinity Food

MAMA'S FOOL PROOF DIVINITY

Steps:

• 1. Cook first mixture until it spins a thread. (Just above softball stage)
• 2. Pour hot mixture over stiffly beaten egg whites, beating constantly
• 3. Cook second mixture to hard ball stage; slowly add to egg mixture, beating constantly.
• 4. Continue beating until it holds a shape. Add nuts and vanilla. If too thick, add 1 Tablespoon of boiling water. Drop by teaspoon onto wax paper; swirl top. Work fast!
• 5. Note: I find this a lot easier to make when you have help. My daughter helps me when I make this candy.

DIVINE DIVINITY FUDGE

Steps:

• Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Put the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a medium-size heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar, bring to a boil and cook until the temperature reaches 260 degrees F on a candy thermometer, or the hard-ball stage, when a bit of the mixture dropped into cold water holds its shape, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat. Pour in a thin steady stream into the beaten egg whites and beat with an electric mixer on high for about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla, and continue beating on high just until the candy starts to lose its gloss, 5 to 6 minutes. When the beaters are lifted, the mixture should fall in a ribbon that mounds on itself.

DIVINITY

Steps:

• Cook the vinegar, sugar, syrup, and water to a thread stage.
• Beat the egg whites.
• Pour the cooked mixture over the egg whites.
• Beat it.
• Add nuts.
• Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper.
• NOTES: Humidity will affect your divinity so don't cook if it's raining outside.

DIVINITY FUDGE

Steps:

• Stir the first four ingredients together in a saucepan over low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• Boil without stirring to 265 degrees on a candy thermometer or until a little mixture that is dropped in cold water forms a hard, almost brittle ball.
• Remove syrup from heat and slowly pour over stiffly beaten egg whites, while beating with a mixer until mixture loses its gloss and a small amount that is dropped from a spoon holds its shape.
• Fold in nuts and vanilla.
• Pour into a greased 9"x9"x2" pan or drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper to cool.
• Store in tins.

MOM'S DIVINITY FUDGE

Steps:

• 1. In sauce pan on low heat, stir sugar, water, and syrup till sugar dissolves...Bring to boil and let boil with out stirring, temp should come to 265* use a candy thermometer...
• 2. While it is boiling beat egg whites to stiff peaks...in a medium size bowl...
• 3. Syrup mixture should be 265* or form a brittle ball...I use a glass of cold water this cools it off faster when checking for a brittle balls...
• 4. While beating egg whites gradually pour syrup into bowl while beating or stirring constantly... Beat until creamy and add nuts or what ever else you are planning to add...Do this quickly before it sets on you...
• 5. if using a tin butter it first before pouring fudge into it..If using wax paper for drops, place waz paper out on to counter or table...
• 6. Using tsps (2) spoon out of bowl quickly before it has time to set...It does set fat...Let cool and put into an airtight container...If you used a tin you may cut as you do with regular fudge...

PERFECT DIVINITY

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt.
• Cook to hardball stage, (260 degrees), stirring only until sugar dissolves.
• Meanwhile, as temperature of syrup reaches 250 degrees, beat egg white till stiff peaks form.
• When syrup reaches 260 degrees, very gradually add the syrup to egg whites, beating at high speed with electric mixer.
• Add vanilla and beat until candy holds its shape, 4-5 minutes.
• Stir in the chopped nuts or cherries, if desired.
• Quickly drop candy from a teaspoon onto waxed paper, swirling the top of each piece.
• Let cool.