Sea Foam

Ingredients

• 3/4 c. lt brown sugar
• 3/4 c. white sugar
• 1/2 c. hot water
• 1/4 c. lt Corn syrup
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 c broken walnuts

Directions

1. Combine sugars, water, corn syrup and salt in 2 qt heavy saucepan.
2. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture reaches a boil.
3. If sugar crystals form on sides of pan wipe them off.
4. Continue cooking, without stirring, until candy boils to the hard ball stage (260°).
5. Remove from heat. At once beat egg whites until stiff.
6. Pour hot syrup in thin stream over egg whites, beating constantly with electric mixer on high speed.
7. Add vanilla. Continue beating until candy forms soft peaks & starts to lose its gloss (about 10 min.).
8. Stir in nuts, drop by spoonfuls on wax paper swirling to make peaks. Makes 1 lb

As written

Sea-Foam 3/4 c. lt brown sugar 3/4 c. white sugar 1/2 c. hot water 1/4 c. lt Corn syrup 1/4 tsp. salt 2 egg whites 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 c broken walnuts Combine sugars, water, corn syrup and salt in 2 qt heavy saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture reaches a boil. If sugar crystals form on sides of pan wipe them off. Continue cooking, without stirring, until candy boils to the hard ball stage (260°). Remove from heat. At once beat egg whites until stiff. Pour hot syrup in thin stream over egg whites, beating constantly with electric mixer on high speed. Add vanilla. Continue beating until candy forms soft peaks & starts to lose its gloss (about 10 min.). Stir in nuts, drop by spoonfuls on wax paper swirling to make peaks. Makes 1 lb Makes 1 lb until sugar dissolves and mixture reaches a boil; hard ball stage; beat egg whites until stiff; beat until soft peaks form and gloss starts to fade, about 10 min. hot water; reaches a boil; hard ball stage (260°); Remove from heat; hot syrup 2 qt heavy saucepan, stirring and wiping utensils, candy thermometer or hard-ball testing setup, heat card, mixing bowl, electric mixer, spoon, wax paper

Ingredients

• 3 C. light Brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 egg white
• ¾ C. water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients

• the measured ingredients plus additional cold water used for the hard-ball test

Directions

1. Boil sugar & water, stir till sugar is dissolved & forms hard ball in cold water test.
2. Beat egg white in mix bowl. add syrup slowly - beating at speed 8 till thick & glossy
3. add nuts - drop by spoon on wax paper.