Cook sugar, syrup and water to boiling point. Caver and let boil 3 minutes without stirring. Remove cover, cook unitl hard ball stage or 255 F. Add salt and vanilla to egg whites, beat until still. Pour syrup from a height of 1 foot, slowly into whites. When thick, drop by teaspoonful on waxed paper, after adding nuts.
Originally published in Ohio State Grange Cook Book, 21st ed., Apr 1966. Compiled by members of the Ohio State Grange Home Economics Committee.