Pecan Divinity
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203451)
Nashville, Tennessee
December 30, 2018 1:43pm CST
I remember my dear Mother always making candy for the holidays. She stayed in the kitchen it seemed. Divinity was a a favorite (as was fudge, peanut butter fudge, peanut brittle, taffy, and the list goes on and on). She would often use food coloring and make the candy pink, green, yellow and white. Lots of fun for us kids.
I so enjoy going down memory lane. I am lucky to have her original recipe. I know we are not suppose to share recipes so I will give you a hint of what she used.
Sugar, white corn syrup, egg whites, pure vanilla, chopped pecans were the main ingredients.
Do you have a favorite memory to share? Ever had divinity candy?
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@dgobucks226 (34417)
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31 Dec 18
When my Mom was living we always made different kinds of cookies for the holidays. M&M, "S" cookies, Toll-House Chocolate Chip brownies were are few we enjoyed making. Always enjoyed being her assistant 
A great memory for sure!
A great memory for sure!2 people like this
@dgobucks226 (34417)
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2 Jan 19
@CarolDM It is an Italian cookie. Here is a link to a site which explains a bit more about it and offers a recipe.
Great with my breakfast coffee!
I Remember my Grandmother and Mother making these cookies. Somewhere along the line I lost the recipe. I have tried to find a recipe with "that"taste I remember so well. Then I found "this"one and, for a moment, it not only brought back my childhood but my
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Jan 19
@dgobucks226 Oh great, thank you for this link! So cool. They remind me of sugar cookies.
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@1creekgirl (40615)
• United States
30 Dec 18
My aunt used to make divinity years ago...it was sooo good! Glad you've got your mom's recipe.
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
30 Dec 18
Divinity candy is good, but can't eat a alot of it. My favorite candy when growing up was hey stacks and buckeyes.
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@hillhjill (23664)
• United States
30 Dec 18
@CarolDM oh yeah I have it, my grandma made it when I was a kid. Fudge is a amazing.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Dec 18
@hillhjill Gotta love marshmallow creme fudge, no cooking.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
4 Jan 19
Hi Carol. Your post brought back great memories for me. It was my grandmother who made the candy. I remember every single one on your list!
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@wolfgirl569 (95700)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Dec 18
My favorite is still the buckeyes.
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@wolfgirl569 (95700)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Dec 18
@CarolDM I didnt make any fudge this year. The kids dont eat enough of it and then I have a bunch to chow on.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Dec 18
My mother used to make divinity like that but I was never that big a fan of it.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Dec 18
@CarolDM Yes, divinity is super sweet.
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@DesirousDreamer (34780)
• Peoria, Arizona
30 Dec 18
I have never had this or heard of it. I feel like this is something my dad would like. I like pecans, but he loves them. He always got 2 desserts butter pecan or german chocolate cake. haha
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@Happy2BeMe (99390)
• Canada
30 Dec 18
My grandmother use to make divinity candy. It was a favorite of mine. My dad use to make the best maple fudge with peanuts.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (82125)
• Rupert, Idaho
31 Dec 18
My family has made that kind, but I never tried it. I enjoyed the fudge, and peanut butter candy! I think sharing a recipe within a post is okay as long as the post is not just that (but maybe I am wrong). That's great to at least to list some of the things that are in it!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (82125)
• Rupert, Idaho
1 Jan 19
@CarolDM That's good to hear! And true....I'll probably just share a list and some tips on how to make something, without posting a full on recipe, just to be safe!
@snowy22315 (170469)
• United States
31 Dec 18
We used to love peanut butter fudge and made that often. I just made some in the microwave recently and it was so simple, plus it tastes great. Other than that..we didn't make a lot of home made candy when I was growing up.
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@allknowing (130116)
• India
31 Dec 18
My mother's every day cooking was the best and most of it I do here.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
30 Dec 18
I have never had that candy but it sounds good! :)
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
31 Dec 18
I haven't tasted pecans.
Those homemade sweets are the best.
My mom made one with peanuts and jaggery
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