Good Day to everyone! I hope that you are staying dry.
Here in North Florida, we are having a rain day, off and on, all day today. I have always heard from the old folk that you do not want to make divinity candy on a rainy day. So I have never made this candy on a rainy day.
If you can remember the old Stuckey’s Candy Store/Restaurant/Gas Station/Ice Cream Shop/Free Orange Juice when you reach the Florida Line. Also, the best postcards and dried gator skulls/ leather hats and vests/Seashells/Shell Dolls/Baby Dolls/Rubber Bugs/Oranges/Tangerines/Pink Greatfruit/ Orange Slice Candy/MaryJanes/Coconut Ribbon Candy/Giant Lollipops, and I am sure that I am leaving some things out.
That was a store from the past! When we stopped as a kid, I always chose divinity rolled-in pecans for my treat, so here is my recipe.
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup hot water 1/4 tsp salt 2 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup pecans chopped- candy thermometer-pastry brush-cup of ice water
Use a heavy steel pan and combine the sugar -hot water-salt-corn syrup.
Cook on high until the sugar dissolves and it is at a rolling boil (Stirring at this stage).
Once boiling-do not stir! Use a candy thermometer to take the temperature of the candy. It has to reach 250 F. While you are in this stage of candy making, use a wet pastry brush to keep brushing the sugar crystals down in the pot. Remove from heat now.
To do the hardball test, use a spoon and let some of the hot syrup drip into the cup of ice water. Let sit a moment and then use your finger to pick up the candy and roll it between your fingers. It should be at a very hard stage, like glass. This is the hardball stage in candy making.
Right as the candy stage is getting close to the 250-degree mark. Start whipping the egg whites in a mixer bowl until stiff peaks form.
Now, you will start pouring a very slow stream of the hot syrup into the egg whites, while still beating the egg whites with the mixer on medium speed.
Increase speed to high when you have all the syrup in the bowl. Beat for 5 minutes and add vanilla. continue beating until stiff peaks form and the candy begins to lose its glossy look.
Have a tray with wax paper ready to drop the divinity by spoonfuls onto the wax paper. add some pecans to each one. Store in an airtight container. You should get about 18 candies from this recipe.
I hope that you enjoy this candy! It does take work but it is so worth it.
Thanks for stopping by today. I will post another recipe on Saturday and Tuesday. Connie B. #CONNIEBRECIPESWISDOMFORPENNIES
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