MARSHMALLOW CREAM DIVINITY

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by Norma Hudgins Burchett

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Cups SUGAR
  • 1/3 Cup WATER
  • 1/4 Teaspoon CREAM of TARTER
  • 1 7-Ounce Jar MARSHMALLOE CREAM
  • 1 Teaspoon VANILLA
  • 1 Cup NUTS

Preparation

Step 1

Place SUGAR, WATER & CREAM OF TARTAR in heavy 1 quart sauce pan.
Do not stir.
Boil until candy reach 248°
Slowly add hot SUGAR SYRUP TO MARSHMALLOW CREAM in 1 ½ quart bowl.
Add VANILLA.
Continue mixing at lowest speed (approximately 5 minutes) and hold shape when dropped from spoon*
Stir in NUTS.
Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper.

*This is a critical point in recipe. If mixture is underbeaten, it will not hold shape. If overbeaten it will be dry.