How to Make Easy Divinity
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I can remember when Christmas came around, how we looked forward to this sweet treat called Divinity. Some people think it is too sweet, but I never did. I especially liked the way it just melted in your mouth.
The recipe below is for a holiday divinity. You use colored flavored jello to give them the fruit taste and the Christmas colors.
Holiday Divinity
2 egg whites
1 - 3 oz package fruit flavored gelatin
3 cups sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup water
Beat egg whites until light. Add gelatin and beat till stiff. Cook remaining
ingredients. Stir until mixture reaches hard ball stage, 250 on a candy
thermometer. Beat in the egg whites and pour into a 8 inch buttered pan.
Cool and cut into squares.
Recipe from 1974
Easy Divinity
2 3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. white corn syrup
3/4 c. water
2 egg whites, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
Desired amount of nuts
Mix sugar, syrup and water. Cook this mixture until it forms a soft ball. Pour 2/3 of this mixture over the egg whites, beating constantly. Cook the other 1/3 until it forms a hard ball (continuing to beat egg whites) and pour slowly over the egg whites. Continue beating until very stiff and creamy. Add nuts. Pour in buttered pan or may be dropped on waxed paper. Recipe from Mrs. F A Bleeker, Oklahoma City, OK in a 1970 Rapid City SD recipe book.
Divinity Fudge
Boil 2 cups of light brown sugar and 1/2 cup cold water until mixture forms a firm ball when tried in cold water.
Beat 1 egg white until stiff, add syrup slowly, beating until creamy.
Add one 1/2 cup chopped nut meats and 1 teaspoon of any desired flavor.
Drop onto wax paper in lumps. Candied fruit or coconut may be substituted
for nut meats.
Recipe circa 1919
Strawberry Divinity
Makes 2 1/4 pounds
3 cups sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup water
2 egg whites
1 pkg. strawberry flavored gelatin
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 2 quart saucepan and heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until a small amount of the mixture forms a hard ball when tested in cold water (252 on a candy thermometer) Beat egg whites until foamy, add gelatin, beating until mixture forms peaks. Slowly pour hot syrup into beaten egg whites. Beating constantly on high speed of electric mixer. Beat until candy begins to hold shape. Fold in coconut and nuts. Place in a greased 9 inch square pan. Cool and cut into squares. Recipe from a 1974 recipe book
Divinity Puffs
3 c. brown sugar
Pinch of salt
Enough water to cover (cold)
3 egg whites, beaten stiff
1 tsp. vanilla
Chopped nuts (optional)
Cook brown sugar, salt, water to hard ball stage. Then pour over egg
whites beating in slowly and add vanilla then beat until it holds shape.
(Forms fairly stiff peaks.) Then spoon onto wax paper. Recipe from
a 1970 Rapid City SD recipe book
More Recipes for Divinity!
Here's an old recipe for Divinity that
uses marshmallow creme.
Here's a recipe for making homemade
Marshmallow Creme!
Here's another recipe for making Divinity Candy using light corn syrup and egg whites.
Temperature Tests for Candy Making
There are two different methods of determining when candy has been cooked to the proper consistency. One is by using a candy thermometer, the other is by the cold water test.
I always use the cold water test. here's how it works. When cooking your candy, place a small bowl of cold water near your pot. As you are stirring with a spoon, let some of the syrup on the spoon drip nto the cold water. Then use your fingers to feel how hard it is. So there is generally a soft ball stage, where you can form the syrup into a soft ball, and a hard ball stage, where the drop forms into a hard ball.
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Holiday Recipe
Start with a heart full of love. Add warm friendship spiced with laughter
and merriment. Season with joyful greetings and serve with loads of good cheer.
Stocking Stuffers!
Wrap your homemade candies in colorful plastic wrap and tie with festive ribbons.
You might even want to add beaded eyes or a felt nose to the wrapper. And don`t
forget to package your edible gift with an ornament or even attach the recipe.
Holiday Gift Bags
For an easy homemade Christmas gift, make some Chex
Party Mix or Crispix Mix and give out
as gifts to co workers. Put in cute decorative holiday bags wrapped with curling
ribbon. Everybody loves them!
Old Christmas songs
Here's some songs I found in the attic from the old days for you to sing while
you're making Christmas Cookies with your children. Print them out if you like.
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