has this made divinity candy any clearer in your mind, bel?

it is hard to describe. it can have a crunchy outside, but taffy like and chewy inside.. its a light and air feeling candy.. that taste almost like nothing but pure sweetness with a few chopped nuts thrown in.--which basically is what is is.. the meringue acts as a foaming 'net' that the syrup/candy coats..the syrup 'cooks' the micro fibers of the whipped egg whites, -and they all but disappear, leaving a 'meringue' of sugar candy.

for the record, marshmallows, (original made with a vegetable gel from a marsh growing mallow plant) are meringues, also with hot syrup (soft ball stage)added and geliten to stiffen them.

7 minute (fluffy) frosting are very similar, (only you cook the meringue (sugar and egg whites) while you are beating them, instead of heating the sugar(syrup) and adding to ready made meringues.


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