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Peanut brittle, spice drops, peppermint sticks, and divinity....few candies evoke Christmas memories for us like these. Long before Williams Sonoma's Peppermint Bark and Brown & Haley's Almond Roca topped the holiday candy game, our grandmothers (and their mothers and grandmothers before them) were hand-crafting candy with skill and precision that many of today's candy makers only dream about.

One of our favorite old-fashioned homemade candies is divinity. The nougat-like treat is made with only a few simple ingredients, but delivers a one-of-a-kind candy that you'll be making year after year.

A mixture of sugar, corn syrup, water and a dash of salt is cooked to 260 degrees F (also known as hard ball stage) then slowly poured into a bowl of stiff egg whites. The mixture is beaten until thick and dull before optional mix-ins are added. Our preference is chopped pecans, but the possibilities are endless! Crushed peppermints, walnuts, chopped maraschino cherries and coconut also make great additions to divinity!

The most common mistake people make when making divinity is that they get impatient and stop beating the candy too soon. It's crucial that the candy is whipped until it holds it's shape, otherwise it will spread when you spoon it onto the parchment and the candy won't have it's signature melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Grab yourself a candy thermometer and your favorite mix-ins and give it a try using the recipe found here: https://cntryrbl.us/Old-Fashioned-Div...

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