I asked my Dad what he wanted for his birthday and he teared up telling me the story of being little and watching his mother, bless her soul, make divinity for super special occasions. He hasn't tasted it for about three decades now, and I so much want to give him that time-machine gift that only food can give. Thank you for posting this, and if any of my fellow loving humans out there have additional tips for a woman who has never made any kind of candy, I would be most grateful...
@@TheHillbillyKitchen I made the test batch last night and it was edible, lol. I think I may have over-whipped it, it didn't look very smooth but it tastes good. I'll keep trying, practice makes perfect! God keep you and love you 💖
I'm so glad I found your channel. When my Mom was still with us, the last thing I was interested in was learning all of her culinary skills and secrets. Not a day goes by that I don't miss her and her delicious cooking. Thanks to your channel, I'm now able to recreate some of Mom's favorites. God Bless you!
When we were kids my mother use to purchase this & the fruit slices from Montgomery Wards, or Sears, they were so delicious, but we basically got them on special occasions. Mother was a excellent cook she just never made candy, lol, I was that mother that was always trying something new & different.Now that I'm retired I still experiment & try new recipes, Thank you for sharing this recipe, your video is very detailed & informative, I can't wait to try it, Thanks again.
Although it's been about 40 years since I watched my mom do this, I believe this is the exact way she made Divinity. The hair-like ribbons, the super hot temps, the pecans, everything you mentioned seems identical...so Thank You so very much!! p.s. So many recipes of my mom and grandma I have tried to find online since I couldn't find their recipes in the house after they passed. I always thought they were German recipes, such as her flat dumplings and chicken, but after traveling to Germany (1987) and not finding anything there and being super disappointed, ...recently I bought a cookbook of Southern cooking and FOUND it! Turns out, most of the things they made were SOUTHERN dishes...NOT GERMAN! Makes sense since my ancestors came up from North Carolina...Tennessee...Kentucky...then Southern Indiana. Migration patterns even make a impact on our cooking!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!
@@TheHillbillyKitchen ...I just watched the video tour of your store and its location...all my ancestors came thru the Cumberland Gap! If I ever get a chance to travel again, I'll stop in!
My mother got a cookbook Called Recipes of the Red River Valley when we visited family in Shreveport, Louisiana. It has the chicken and dumplings recipe where the dumplings are like Lasagna noodles.
Flat dumplings. Tried making dumplings for my husband raised in Georgia. Every attempt was a failure until I found out they used an egg-noodle batter. Flat dumplings. Good too because used a lot of eggs to flour.
NC here (the next county over your climbing the Appalachians.) A lot of Southern cooking is a mix of German, African, and various parts of Britain and Europe...(around here heavy on the German and African food ways with Scotts Irish settlers) It becomes its own thing.. I'm glad you were able to find your recipes and food based heritage ❤.
Nice to see when people are not ashamed of the Gospel. Jesus said, whoever acknowledges me before men, I will acknowledge him before my Father in Heaven. Great production, well done and lots of love from Cape Town, South Africa. 👊👍
When my Grandma would bring that out, Christmas was official. She made it totally by hand now I understand why it was so rare when we go it. Thank you.
My grandfather would crack open the coconuts with a hammer, drain the milk into a glass and then peel the skin from the meat with his pocket knife. He would then screw the old sausage grinder to the edge of their wood breakfast table and grind the coconut. My grandmother would make several of these cakes and gift them to their doctors office, beauty parlor, friends and family. After my grandparents passing, I took the old grinder and did the same for several years. However I never could get her Icing quite the same. Now, in my aging years, I can thankfully buy the fresh grated coconut in the freezer section at my grocery store.
My grandmother, who was born in 1895, used to make this each Christmas. Memories made and I have made this twice before but it's been years. I'm 65 now and in honor of those passed, mom and dad included, I'm going to make our family recipe this year. Thanks for your tips. Merry Christmas
Mom is still living at 92! But I remember grandma's divinity and potato candy, she had an aluminum candy dish that played music when you lifted the lid!
Thank you for this recipe demonstration. My granny was a pro with candies, even with only a hand-powered beater and no candy thermometer. She made the best divinity. I still have her candy cookbook from the 1800s. Light and dry as merangues! But I took up the role of baked holiday goodies, learning traditional aged fruitcake as well as quick and yeast breads from her. Thank you for stressing the detrimental effect humidity can have in making divinity of the proper consistency. Not too many people know than now. May you and your family have a blessed holiday season.
Oh wow the 18s was a long time ago y'all better take care of that recipe book because of books that old is it going to last forever also while I'm thinking of it y'all might want to write down some of them recipes that way if the book bites the Dust y'all still have them recipes anyhoo y'all have a blessed day❤🇺🇸.
My Grandma used to send us a box every Christmas and it had three things in it: fudge, white divinity with pecans and pink divinity with coconut. It was always the best part of Christmas for me. Thank you for reminding me of such sweet memories.
Wow. The pink one sounds really interesting. Could you put pineapple in it too? Maybe dried or dehydrated pineapple ? What a nice thing to get in the mail to get you into the holiday feels. 🧡🙏
My very favorite candy. Grandma was the queen of making divinity. She always used dark Karl, put most the ingredients in a heavy pan, give it a mix, then put a lid on it and don’t take the lid off until it’s close to making a thread. Slowly added up to half the cooked hot mixture and continue cooking the other half a little longer before adding . Continue stirring until the sheen is gone . She always dropped by a teaspoon onto wax paper. She said to cook it about 10 degrees more in humid weather. Our church made so. Much money from her cooking, what a blessing my grandparents were to our church. Just as your a blessing with your cooking to so many.
This is one of the best, most complete and informative "how to" videos I've ever seen. Not to mention it was nice that you have the same accent as myself and know how to say "pecans" correctly. 😂😂 My grandmother used to make the best Divinity. I wish she was still here. I've never had the nerve to try it myself... Lol. Thanks for a great video.
My mother in law (she was from Tennessee) made wonderful divinity. She used a hand mixer. Talk about dedication. My attempt at divinity was pitiful. My husband was in the Navy so there was always humidity. Now we live in West Virginia and the air is dryer. I’m going to get my husband to help with the pouring. I’m glad I found this channel.
I've never even heard of this before and I'm 57 yrs old. This looks so delicious. What a shame that it's not made like in the old days. These are the things we as a country need to save for our children. I would love to try this, but I'm afraid due to my Parkinson's I won't have the strength to stir this.
My mother made this when I was young, I am 74 so she made her's like this. Born and lived many years in a little coal town in WV. Brings so many memories back
My mom made divinity for me a couple of times in the mid-50's. She would be drenched in sweat by the time she finished since she had no mixer. We're from the extreme southeaster tip of Kentucky. A long holler called Marrow Bone just outside of Pikeville. Glad to hear of another hillbilly.
Betty Bills Matthew Luck my Grandma use to make divinity also. Miss her💖 . She lived in New Freeport Pa. Hop , skip n jump from Blacksville , New Martinsville, & Morgantown. We spent many summers on her farm. Love WVA🌞
Everything you said is dead on. So much fun to not use a candy thermometer. So glad to see people like you still make candy the old fashioned way. And it is delicious. Haven’t made divinity in ten years. Thank you for the refresher course. Your video just showed up. So glad it did. Looking forward to seeing more of you. Thank you!
Sounds like that’s the best way. I thought the thermometer was technology, and therefore better. But didn’t consider what the thermometer can’t do! Old dog learns new trick! 😂
My grandma and mom made it at Christmas and Easter. They taught me young. I'm so thankful because everyone requests me making it. I'm 64 now and make it every year
I can't leave this site without telling you all about my grandmother's disasterous divinity. She loved making divinity and she also loved the taste of peppermint. She would make different batches during the year-sometimes vanilla, sometimes orange, or lemon, but peppermint was her favorite. Well as she got older her memory would lapse and she would answer the phone or let the dog out and forget what she was doing, or in this case, what she had already done. She put three times the amount of peppermint in the divinity as the recipe called for. By an unfortunate accident of timing my uncle Jim and I arrived at her house to do some fixin up just at the time the divinity was ready, but before Nona had tasted it herself. She offered us each a piece and we both let out a yelp as we could feel our sinuses melting. It felt like our heads had burst into flame. Poor Nona was so sorry when she realized what she had done she was almost in tears. But after a while, well much, much later, she was able to see the humor in it and it was a story that she always told about herself.
Such an innocent mix up 💗 I love to hear about stories like this! My grandmother made a batch of pasta when she had company coming over one time in her later years and she accidentally added cinnamon instead of chili powder and burst into tears when she realized it. I was only about 13 at the time but I had helped her plenty in the kitchen so I comforted her and scooped out as much as I could of what hadn't yet been mixed in and we doctored it up the best we could. It still tasted like cinnamon but everybody ate it and not a word was mentioned about it. My grandma has since passed but I still make all of her special dishes and her Christmas candy that everybody so dearly loves!❤️ Those memories keep my heart happy ❤️
Hello Bill.. I really enjoyed your story. 10 months later! When I was little... Our family went to my grandmothers' sister's house for X-Mass dinner. She was in the X-Mass spirit and added red food coloring to her mashed potatoes. Our family enjoyed PINK potatoes that day. They were good and so was the turkey. Bless her heart, she wasn't upset, just had a special dinner.
As a child, visited elderly neighbor, played w/dog. One day she shelled nuts, made fudge & sent me home w/small plate of. We discovered she must have thrown out nuts & added shells to fudge.
My Mama used to make this for me, and, yes, she worked her heart out on it. I only got it maybe twice a year. Mama loved me, God bless her soul. Divinity is one of the special things I remember about Mama's kitchen.While she beat it she would always mumble about how I wasn't worth the effort. Then she would smile at me in that hot kitchen and say, "You my boy".
My girlfriend’s mom made this when I was young, now I am 71. I finally have a recipe and I’m going to try making this. Thanks for sharing the recipe and how to make it. This was always one of the many Christmas treats at their house. May she Rest In Peace.
On a rainy day, take one teaspoon of water back out of the water for the recipe...that’s for the moisture in the air...it compensates for the extra moisture in the air.
Thank you. I’ve been looking for a proper recipe for many years. I dont buy store bought and i know of no one that makes it. Its a xmas candy from my childhood. Im 54 now. So thank you.
@@WckdLlThngz I'm 60 and fondly remember Grandma making this, and it absolutely was divine Divinity. It's something I love but have NEVER tried making it. This is something that needs to be kept for future generations!!
Boy does this bring wonderful Memories ! My Mother made this at Thanksgiving and Christmas, it was my Fathers favorite candy. She made this the old fashioned way. She only used a small hand mixer, to beat the egg whites. She would boil the sugar syrup and then watch for the threads. She made it look so simple, her timing was impeccable ! She stirred the syrup into the egg whites, with a wooden spoon. After adding the Vanilla, she would sit a the dinning table and stir vigorously, it seemed like an hour. Sometimes if you were the unlucky one, she’d sit you down and make you take a turn. Her divinity was known by many ! If it was raining the day she planned on making it, she would heat up the wood stove. She’d also, remove the water kettle, to dry the air. She wouldn’t allow the weather dictate, her candy making !!! It’s been over 10 years, since I’ve had a piece of that morsel from Heaven !
This reminds me of the Divinity fudge my mom made many years ago. It makes me realize how much time and attention and love and care she put into it. That was in the 70s and she did one more batch after that in the late 80s I think. That is how special home-made Divinity is, when you can count on two fingers how often it was made!! Thanks for this special recipe and all your details! Should I EVER attempt to make it, I will refer to your video!
I tried for years after my grandmother passed away to get Divinity to set up and for all those years I failed miserably. She whipped it all by hand which blows my mind to this day because I'm a lot younger than she was when she did it by hand and I CANNOT do it. Lol. So I have a wonderful kitchen aide mixer (Thank you Lord!) Anyway, after about 10 years of failure I FINALLY got it!!! And then I sat down right there on the kitchen floor and cried my eyes out!! 10 years after she passed, I finally am able to do my favorite candy she used to make for me. I love your Channel and it reminds me a lot of all the lessons I was able to learn in my grandmother's kitchen. Bless you and your family!! ❤️
I’ve just watched this 5 year old episode for the first time. I’m 56 and when I was much younger my mom and I made Divinity and so did my granny. It was so very good. I think I’m going to try it again at her house. Too humid where I live now. Thank you for making these wonderful videos. You remind me of home! God bless you and your family.
My mom made the best divinity, but she dropped it from a spoon and she added nuts and chopped cherries. Love your recipe and I have tried to make divinity, but it was hard to do. Moms was always light and airy and melted in your mouth. So good. I think I'll have to give your recipe a try. Thanks for this video.
You can drop this but I am always afraid it will get too stiff before I get done. I hope it turns out as good as you remember but it is almost never as good as mom's 😊
That's the way my mom made it too, she also made Heavenly Hash, Peanut Brittle and Meringue Drops! Unfortunately she never taught us her techniques, though my oldest sister did master chocolate fudge (the sugar crystal kind) which she taught me, but I never had the kind of success she did. Our other sister made "Miracle Fudge" and peanut butter fudge and was a master at baking cookies.
@@bcrouch2626 I've seen them for sale in bakery departments at the grocer's. It's meringue that's dropped onto parchment paper at the "stiff-peak" stage and baked. I don't know the time and temp, probably the same as when put it on a pie; whatever the time remaining is, but you don't want it to "brown" at all. Probably has more sugar than what's used on pies.
I just found your channel and feel blessed because being authentic is obvious to anyone paying attention, and honesty is the only thing that truly matters. Thank You!
My Grandmother used the same methods and she taught me as well. Love the fact you have these Skills too. you made me laugh so hard when you told the story about this being Older than Electricity, and all the ladies dropped dead making this.!!! I laughed for nearly 15 mins or so says my Husband. LOL Love your Videos. Have a very Blessed Year. :)
This was so special! My grandma used to make divinity by hand and she always saved some for my momma ❤! My father became a pastor when I was about 5 and we moved to Kansas. Our whole family was from Iowa and we would drive overnight from Kansas to Iowa. My grandma would hide some of the divinity in a special place for my mom for safekeeping until we got to their house. We only got to go once in the summertime and at Christmas 🎄! Thank you for sharing!
My aunt spread divinity in a greased pan too. I will try this recipe, but I love it without any nuts, just plain divinity!!! I have never tried making it my, it was over 50 years ago that my aunt made it several times and it’s my favourite for sure!!! This is an excellent tutorial on making divinity, the first one to make two pots of syrup to be mixed with the stiff egg whites.
My precious Grandma made Divinity every year on their small Oklahoma farm. She would gather BLACK WALNUTS, then crack & clean them for her wonderful divinity. 💕
OMG you made the most difficult candy ever. I love watching your cooking videos. Your so patient and everything looks easy but I know the Divinity isn't easy. I haven't had that since I was young, I'm 68 now and you just brought me back home. Love you bunches. I missed your little talks too. Keep up the beautiful work Becky.
I’m so glad to see you making Divinity Fudge. I’m 73 years old. Lost my Mother 20 years ago. As a little girl in the 50s, I would watch my Mother make fudge. It was always heavenly. A real treat for Christmas. Mother was a country girl, raised on an East Texas farm. Her mother, my Big Mama, cooked and baked without recipes. I miss those days and the way the house would smell at Christmas. Thanks for keeping it alive. Country Girl from Texas.
I remember seeing candy like this when I was a small natural disaster. I don't think I've seen it since. I'm going to make an attempt or two at making it. Thank you very much for sharing and helping to keep old traditions alive.
If you mixed that divinity until the shine was completely gone, you could just drop it on wax paper.. Also, I live in Oregon the rainy state n I use to make divinity all the time during rainy day's, and my recipe was I think very close to your's. Mine was firm on the outside and when you but into it, it super soft n fluffy on the inside, just perfect, n I dropped mine on wax paper.. 🤗
Bless you for posting this! My late mother made tons of homemade cookies and candy at Christmas and she was always proud of her divinity fudge (as she called it). I never learned how she made it but watching this, I see why she took such pride in it! Hers was always light and delicious, and I can now see how much skill it takes. I'm so excited to try my hand at this. Here's hoping I can make a batch that she would have enjoyed. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you!
I am 64 yrs old and have never tasted Divinty candy. But I think I will try this recipe. I am so lucky to have found your videos. God bless you and your family.
Awwww. You brought back such fond memories of making this with my Nana. She was adamant about making it on a sunny day only! I think you just inspired me to make some for my friends this year!
I remember getting this at the Sisters of Mercy Christmas Bazaar at Mount St. Mary's/Mater Christi in Burlington, VT as a child in the 1980's. My Gram and Mom both commented that no one made it anymore back then. It was such a special treat! Thank you for sharing with such detailed instructions!
I'm 72 next month. I recall helping my mother make Divinity one Sunday when my grandmother was visiting us. I was about in sixth grade. In our family we dropped the candy from spoons in little piles. Some years I order some from a certain company that rhymes with Miss Pollenee. This year it was a little more sticky than usual. It takes me back. Thanks for this video.
I so appreciate you doing this video and recipe. This is the same divinity recipe that my Mom did for her kids in Virginia, but she was from Texas. She was a great Mom. A good cook and baker. Wonderful homemaker, decorator, seamstress (sewed all our clothes until we all 4 girls were 13 years old), and supportive of all our school endeavors. God bless her soul, she died numerous years ago. Thank you, again!
This reminds me of my momma whom recently passed, Christmas is difficult, but this cheered me up. Momma loved to show me this divinity recipe and I was born in Tennessee so its like home cooking.. Every thing you said, she would say.. Lol.. Even about the weather. I love it.. Thanks. Very nice 🎄🎀⛄❄🎅merry Christmas
I am very sorry for your loss. I remember my first Christmas without my momma. It gets easier every year. You will remember the good times and the pain eases. God Bless You & focus on the good Christmas memories of your momma!
My Mama and Grandma made this every Christmas. You will not have good luck with this if its damp and rainy. The humidity will never let it stiffen up! I have no words for my love for this candy. I love it with cherries in it. My best childhood memories with my mom and grandma are making Christmas goodies!
Wow... Thank you. I remember making this with Mom when I was a kid. Haven't eaten any real divinity since. I will totally be giving this a go this year.
I remember when I was little, my mother made all kinds of candy for X-mas. My Dad had to stir hard and fast because my mother couldn't do it. We just had a hand mixer back then so Dad was the mixer at that time of the year. I loved her Divinity!!! You're right they don't make it last it was made back then... melt in your mouth. Oh man, for the good old days...
Thank you for this video. My dad died just a couple of weeks ago. He made divinity just like this every Christmas, just as his mother made it before him; and she didn't have an electric mixer. It was the highlight treat of the holidays, and he was well-known for his divinity candy making skill. He usually made 15 to 20 batches, most of which he gave away as gifts. He had particular spoons, pans, trays he used and was very methodical. One thing he always said was 'the candy had to be mixed until the gloss (sheen) was gone'. And he was right; it was the perfect texture at the point of losing the gloss. He, too, stood by never making it on a rainy, humid day (he lived in Southeast Arkansas). I watched your video hoping you would be making an 'old-fashioned' recipe like his, as now it will be my turn to carry on the tradition....
My goodness, that looks so darn good! I have no idea what this is, and knew I'd never make it, but just watched the whole video because it looked so yummy! Great job Mrs!
I am 64 and remember making this with my Mom every Christmas Holiday season. Just like what you did!!!! Wonderful! Wonderful and as you describe a very special taste and texture!!!
This is very much like my grandmother’s recipe. She mad this every Christmas & we waited all year to each get our piece. My grandmother passed away at 98 , 14 years ago in Mississippi. I’ve been making her recipe every Christmas for over 30 years now. Dad is 87 & He says mine’s nearly as good hers now. LOL. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for this video tutorial on divinity! My grandma made divinity at Christmas time and I remember the angst she had about if it was going to turn out or not. When she passed unexpectedly in her mid 60s I thought learning to make divinity would just never happen for me......until today. Your excellent job of breaking the recipe down and explaining the how’s and why’s step by step have given me the confidence and knowledge to at least try. I’m so happy that I stumbled upon your video today (wasn’t even looking for a divinity video) and decided to watch. I am now a fan and look forward to learning more from you. Made my day. Thank you again.
I hope your divinity turned out delicious. Send me some if it did, lol. Welcome to the Hillbilly Kitchen! Sorry it took me so long to reply, I'm super busy this time of year.
IT WORKED!!!! I have tried making nougat before and it was a dismal failure. As an Australian I've not heard of divinity before. I tried your recipe this morning and it worked and is setting up just fine. Thank you and bless you and yours. I love your videos.
My mom taught me how to make this growing up. We would drop it by the spoonful onto wax paper. Thank you for taking us down memory lane. Merry Christmas ~!!
I used to watch my Momma make this candy. She's been gone 25 years and I have never had any since she made them. Thanks for telling us the way to do it
Before they were married, my Grandmother used to make divinity, and send it to my Grandfather overseas during WW2. My Aunt found my Grandmother’s recipe this year, so I am going to try to make it this Christmas, using her recipe. Wish me luck! 😂
I’m 58 and when I was small I loved it when my mom whipped out the cookbooks for Christmas. There is evidence of how much I loved it throughout her books. Lol. Every year I’d look at the divinity recipe and hope mom got the hint I wanted to taste it. She probably got the hint, but didn’t let on. Lolol. I loved watching you make it Becky. Thank you for sharing this recipe. 💕
These are the best visual instructions for making divinity I've ever seen by eye or written. Great job Becky! I'm saving this for my future use. Have a very merry and blessed Christmas. Linda
+Hands That Cook Thank you! A compliment like that really means something when it comes from someone who not only knows how to cook, but also knows how to cook while you are videoing :) I hope you and your family have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas!!!
So happy to find your channel... Thanks,. Love divinity. You are making it as I remember .. I also remember not making it on cloudy days too. I am from Knoxville TN. I was raised in Shelbyville / Bell Buckle
Thank you so very much for posting this video! I've wanted this recipe for years!! This was my dad's favorite candy and became mine as I was growing up! He would receive a big box of it from his mother my grandma Eleanor every single Christmas. With toasted pecans in it! I've tried all kinds of different store-bought and specialty shop versions but have never found one that was the same as grandmas. The way you described this as being light fluffy and dry is exactly what I remember! Can't wait to try this!
'Move the pan to the front eye' as she moved the pan to front burner. Love her unique (to me) expressions. Also, the directions are spot on as I recall Mom making this at Christmas all my growing up years (long ago now, haha). Her directions are so clear, with great explanations. Don't think you could go wrong if you follow this.
Just made this without ever having made divinity before and with your directions in the video it turned out perfectly! This reminds me of my grandma so much, she made the worlds best divinity. Thanks for the great instruction!
Thank for the update and showing exactly all the steps on how to test instead of relying on a candy thermometer for the results of when to know when the different steps are ready to add to the egg whites. I guess that is why mine has never come out right. I will be trying your recipe very soon since we are making candies for teachers baskets for Christmas at school as gifts. It is always the best gift for a teacher, is something a student has had made for the them. We do this as a family for their teachers . This year we will include your Divinity in the Basket. I know they will love it. Thank You for sharing.
Great Directions! I'm going to give this a try for Christmas to mix in with my cookies. Just a hint I was taught whenever making candy - when you mentioned the danger of hot sugar - keep a bowl of ice water near you if you get any hot syrup on you dip into it an keep your hand/finger in the water, it won't prevent a burn but it will reduce the intensity. Thanks for a great video!
I just saw this channel for the first time, and this video came out 4 years ago. I'm an old man with only one stove burner, and a hot plate, and a toaster oven. I do have a hand mixer and bowls, maybe I'll give this a try!
Geezermann FYI. . . When I make this divinity I put sugar, water, and syrup in one pan. Bring to thread stage and add half slowly to egg whites. Put syrup back on burner and bring to final stage, then add rest to egg whites. One burner, one pan. Works for me. Good luck! Awesome candy, was a favorite when I was a little girl. Back then, my sister and I were mom's mixers, taking turns. Was not for the faint of heart!
@@sandrachurch9244 THANK YOU, MS. SANDRA💕 That is exactly how I've made Divinity for 43 years, as I posted here just a month or so ago! I'm smack in the mid-south here, and was beginning to think I was the only one that uses One Pot to cook the sugar mixture to both stages!! It's nice to know I'm not alone👋 It is also Heartwarming to hear from so many others that still enjoy just "down home, old-fashioned, good country cooking" that I also believe should be passed on through our children , grandchildren and beyond. In reading so many posts on this site it is evident that most of "our" Loved ones did not write their recipes down (as my Big Mamie didn't) so my mother, at some stage, had Big Mamie fix some of her prized dishes, pies, candy, etc. while mom measured the ingredients before she combined them! Waa-laa.... Now we have a Recipe!! All of us 'seasoned' cooks have certain dishes or goodies we make just by memory or site, so to say, but it's clear we need to take the time to write all of our recipes down so our future relatives do not have to wait years to find a similar one;) P.S.: Kudos to THE HILLBILLY KITCHEN for not being afraid to voice/show your True Religious Beliefs 🙏 I firmly agree 100%💕💕💕
My paternal grandmother made wonderful divinity but she unfortunately passed away in my early 20’s before I really cared to learn her recipe and method. I tried to make it a few years ago with a candy thermometer and it did not turn out at all. Your video is giving me the confidence to try it again this year. Thank you so much!
I have bee n intrigued with divinity recipes for years. When i have seen it for sale it looks like wax candy and not appetizing. I really enjoy watching you. Even though i am Jewish i feel your sincerity regarding your religion and love of family
My Momma used to make Divinity back when I was a kid. But I never have made it and I am 62. I am gonna make some of this though. My family will love it. Thanks for sharing it with us. God Bless Y'all and Merry Christmas. He is the reason for the season.
Dear Lady this was the BEST video I've ever seen on making real old-fashioned divinity! Others seem "cheaty" or far too intimidating to even try. Your instructions are so clear and well explained, it feels like I'm a young inexperienced cook learning from a master craftsman! At 65 I've never attempted divinity! Though after raising three kids and having eight grandchildren I've done more than my share of home cooking! I've always found "from scratch" cooking is far better than fast food or taking shortcuts. No matter how much convenience they offer and the time saved is sometimes necessary, the old time recipes are treasures worth the effort especially on special occasions. Thank you six years after you posted this video. Just letting you know your talent is Still being appreciated. Merry Christmas from Vermont 2022!
My mom made stuffed dried figs. They were wonderful. She cut a slit in the fig, put in a walnut half and then filled with divinity. She did burn up a mixer.....
I’m from Northern Florida but people that grew up there , not the new beach people know that’s just lower Alabama with a beach. But all and I mean ALL of your recipes are the exact good I grew up on. Sometimes I just watch to remind me of my old family. But that description is great of this divinity. But honestly unless you actually had it you almost can’t even understand what you mean. I love you so much!
I am a child from the 50’s when everything was made from scratch. I remember every once in a while on a Sunday afternoon I would find my Mother in the kitchen making a batch of divinity. She would beat it by hand. No stand or hand mixers. It always turn out perfect. She would put little dollops on wax paper instead of into a square pan. All of my married life (47 years) I have tried to make divinity. I have tried so many recipes and even watched people make it but when I get on my own it fails! Maybe your recipe will be the winner for me!! Thank you.
My mom used to mix it by hand. She would also say she had to be very careful not to get burned. It was so delicious and you could taste the love she put in the work to stand there and whip and whip and whip 💝
I've been trying to make this for Christmas. Humidity isn't a problem where I live but my first batch turned out like marshmallow fluff. It was good, but my second batch was not sticky but chewy. I followed the instructions perfectly and watch the thermometer like a hawk but it never turns out right.
My mother always tried to make this, sometimes it came out, sometimes not! I didn't like it as a kid but I like it now! Thank you for sharing the old time recipes! I subscribed!
Love your show ..binge watched because I'm still up can't sleep..a family member burned bad.... in ICU..I then listened to you testifying..thank you!!!!!
Just discovered this site. I'm going to try this recipe this year. I look forward to seeing how it comes out. My mom used to make homemade fudge at Christmas, & always made 7 different kinds of cookies at Christmas.
My wonderful Aunt Cordie would make divinity every Christmas. It was delicious. My grandmother made the fudge and my mom made the Christmas cookies. Great wonderful childhood memories ! Thank you Becky! God bless you!
I asked my Dad what he wanted for his birthday and he teared up telling me the story of being little and watching his mother, bless her soul, make divinity for super special occasions. He hasn't tasted it for about three decades now, and I so much want to give him that time-machine gift that only food can give. Thank you for posting this, and if any of my fellow loving humans out there have additional tips for a woman who has never made any kind of candy, I would be most grateful...
Yours will turn out great and he will love it and appreciate it. God Bless You!
@@TheHillbillyKitchen I made the test batch last night and it was edible, lol. I think I may have over-whipped it, it didn't look very smooth but it tastes good. I'll keep trying, practice makes perfect! God keep you and love you 💖
My mom always said you can't make divinity when it rains!
Low humidity is criritcal!
If it is very dry in the house, does the outside atmosphere matter as much?
I'm so glad I found your channel. When my Mom was still with us, the last thing I was interested in was learning all of her culinary skills and secrets. Not a day goes by that I don't miss her and her delicious cooking. Thanks to your channel, I'm now able to recreate some of Mom's favorites. God Bless you!
When we were kids my mother use to purchase this & the fruit slices from Montgomery Wards, or Sears, they were so delicious, but we basically got them on special occasions. Mother was a excellent cook she just never made candy, lol, I was that mother that was always trying something new & different.Now that I'm retired I still experiment & try new recipes, Thank you for sharing this recipe, your video is very detailed & informative, I can't wait to try it, Thanks again.
Although it's been about 40 years since I watched my mom do this, I believe this is the exact way she made Divinity. The hair-like ribbons, the super hot temps, the pecans, everything you mentioned seems identical...so Thank You so very much!! p.s. So many recipes of my mom and grandma I have tried to find online since I couldn't find their recipes in the house after they passed. I always thought they were German recipes, such as her flat dumplings and chicken, but after traveling to Germany (1987) and not finding anything there and being super disappointed, ...recently I bought a cookbook of Southern cooking and FOUND it! Turns out, most of the things they made were SOUTHERN dishes...NOT GERMAN! Makes sense since my ancestors came up from North Carolina...Tennessee...Kentucky...then Southern Indiana. Migration patterns even make a impact on our cooking!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!
Thank you :) This is a tough recipe. Let me know how it comes out. Lots of German and Irish people settled in this area.
@@TheHillbillyKitchen ...I just watched the video tour of your store and its location...all my ancestors came thru the Cumberland Gap! If I ever get a chance to travel again, I'll stop in!
My mother got a cookbook Called Recipes of the Red River Valley when we visited family in Shreveport, Louisiana. It has the chicken and dumplings recipe where the dumplings are like Lasagna noodles.
Flat dumplings. Tried making dumplings for my husband raised in Georgia. Every attempt was a failure until I found out they used an egg-noodle batter. Flat dumplings. Good too because used a lot of eggs to flour.
NC here (the next county over your climbing the Appalachians.) A lot of Southern cooking is a mix of German, African, and various parts of Britain and Europe...(around here heavy on the German and African food ways with Scotts Irish settlers) It becomes its own thing.. I'm glad you were able to find your recipes and food based heritage ❤.
I haven’t had divinity since my grandma died. My dad is almost 85 and will love the surprise at Christmas.
Nice to see when people are not ashamed of the Gospel. Jesus said, whoever acknowledges me before men, I will acknowledge him before my Father in Heaven.
Great production, well done and lots of love from Cape Town, South Africa. 👊👍
I will never be ashamed of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Lots of love right back at ya Cape Town! Thank you and God Bless You!.......Becky
When my Grandma would bring that out, Christmas was official. She made it totally by hand now I understand why it was so rare when we go it. Thank you.
Mine did too! Ahhh, the memories! :)
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My Mom always made it, my favorite.
My grandfather would crack open the coconuts with a hammer, drain the milk into a glass and then peel the skin from the meat with his pocket knife. He would then screw the old sausage grinder to the edge of their wood breakfast table and grind the coconut. My grandmother would make several of these cakes and gift them to their doctors office, beauty parlor, friends and family. After my grandparents passing, I took the old grinder and did the same for several years. However I never could get her Icing quite the same. Now, in my aging years, I can thankfully buy the fresh grated coconut in the freezer section at my grocery store.
My grandmother, who was born in 1895, used to make this each Christmas. Memories made and I have made this twice before but it's been years. I'm 65 now and in honor of those passed, mom and dad included, I'm going to make our family recipe this year.
Thanks for your tips. Merry Christmas
I hope it turns out as good as you remember. Merry Christmas!!!
My grandmother was born in 1890! I an 59.
My dad was born in 1915. He was quite far along by the time he got me. 2nd marriage.
God bless you and may it bring back all those great memories because it was the love that made the recipe!!! Merry Christmas!
Sounds like mine. Grandma 1890, dad 1924, me 1956!
Mom is still living at 92! But I remember grandma's divinity and potato candy, she had an aluminum candy dish that played music when you lifted the lid!
My Grammy used to mix her divinity by hand. She was such a strong woman.
I grew up mixing Divinity with a spoon. Even with a double batch.
Grandmas are so special.
@@musicalatv wow
She used the divinity arm to keep her kids polite too I reckon. Haha
My Granny used to mix her divinity with her FEET
I made divinity in high school home economics class 48 years ago. They're still using it as a doorstop.
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Thank you for this recipe demonstration. My granny was a pro with candies, even with only a hand-powered beater and no candy thermometer. She made the best divinity. I still have her candy cookbook from the 1800s. Light and dry as merangues! But I took up the role of baked holiday goodies, learning traditional aged fruitcake as well as quick and yeast breads from her. Thank you for stressing the detrimental effect humidity can have in making divinity of the proper consistency. Not too many people know than now. May you and your family have a blessed holiday season.
Thank you! Merry Christmas and God Bless You!!!
Oh wow the 18s was a long time ago y'all better take care of that recipe book because of books that old is it going to last forever also while I'm thinking of it y'all might want to write down some of them recipes that way if the book bites the Dust y'all still have them recipes anyhoo y'all have a blessed day❤🇺🇸.
My Grandma used to send us a box every Christmas and it had three things in it: fudge, white divinity with pecans and pink divinity with coconut. It was always the best part of Christmas for me. Thank you for reminding me of such sweet memories.
Wow. The pink one sounds really interesting. Could you put pineapple in it too? Maybe dried or dehydrated pineapple ? What a nice thing to get in the mail to get you into the holiday feels. 🧡🙏
Thank you for putting this recipe on RUclips! You have preserved this recipe for generations to come, God bless you and your family! Merry Christmas🎄
I love your Christmas music in the background. Reminds me of my childhood, thank you 😊
My very favorite candy. Grandma was the queen of making divinity. She always used dark Karl, put most the ingredients in a heavy pan, give it a mix, then put a lid on it and don’t take the lid off until it’s close to making a thread. Slowly added up to half the cooked hot mixture and continue cooking the other half a little longer before adding . Continue stirring until the sheen is gone . She always dropped by a teaspoon onto wax paper. She said to cook it about 10 degrees more in humid weather. Our church made so. Much money from her cooking, what a blessing my grandparents were to our church. Just as your a blessing with your cooking to so many.
We've made this every year for the past few years using this recipe. It's turned out every time! Thank you, you're a good teacher!
I don't think I can make it I have no candy 🍬🍭🍬 experience! But I'm so glad 😊👍🏻💜 everyone is loving this!
This is one of the best, most complete and informative "how to" videos I've ever seen. Not to mention it was nice that you have the same accent as myself and know how to say "pecans" correctly. 😂😂 My grandmother used to make the best Divinity. I wish she was still here. I've never had the nerve to try it myself... Lol. Thanks for a great video.
My mother in law (she was from Tennessee) made wonderful divinity. She used a hand mixer. Talk about dedication. My attempt at divinity was pitiful. My husband was in the Navy so there was always humidity. Now we live in West Virginia and the air is dryer. I’m going to get my husband to help with the pouring. I’m glad I found this channel.
I've never even heard of this before and I'm 57 yrs old. This looks so delicious. What a shame that it's not made like in the old days. These are the things we as a country need to save for our children. I would love to try this, but I'm afraid due to my Parkinson's I won't have the strength to stir this.
My mother made this when I was young, I am 74 so she made her's like this. Born and lived many years in a little coal town in WV. Brings so many memories back
Betty Curnutte i'm from wv too
My mom made divinity for me a couple of times in the mid-50's. She would be drenched in sweat by the time she finished since she had no mixer. We're from the extreme southeaster tip of Kentucky. A long holler called Marrow Bone just outside of Pikeville. Glad to hear of another hillbilly.
Betty Bills Matthew Luck my Grandma use to make divinity also. Miss her💖 . She lived in New Freeport Pa. Hop , skip n jump from Blacksville , New Martinsville, & Morgantown. We spent many summers on her farm. Love WVA🌞
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When you said “You’re gonna let the smoke out of your mixer”. I almost choked on my coffee. That’s hilarious!
Been there done that, i have "smoked out" my mixer, no lie yuck yuck days make fot yuck yuck confections
I didn't know what she meant at first and I'm FROM Tennessee!
My husband uses that term when he destroys a machine he's worked on...he let the magic smoke out of it. LOL
Everything you said is dead on. So much fun to not use a candy thermometer. So glad to see people like you still make candy the old fashioned way. And it is delicious. Haven’t made divinity in ten years. Thank you for the refresher course. Your video just showed up. So glad it did. Looking forward to seeing more of you. Thank you!
I learned how to do everything without a thermometer. I do all my candy testing with cup of cold water.
Sounds like that’s the best way. I thought the thermometer was technology, and therefore better. But didn’t consider what the thermometer can’t do! Old dog learns new trick! 😂
We used a cup of cold water and check the little ball that forms
My grandma and mom made it at Christmas and Easter. They taught me young. I'm so thankful because everyone requests me making it. I'm 64 now and make it every year
I can't leave this site without telling you all about my grandmother's disasterous divinity. She loved making divinity and she also loved the taste of peppermint. She would make different batches during the year-sometimes vanilla, sometimes orange, or lemon, but peppermint was her favorite.
Well as she got older her memory would lapse and she would answer the phone or let the dog out and forget what she was doing, or in this case, what she had already done. She put three times the amount of peppermint in the divinity as the recipe called for.
By an unfortunate accident of timing my uncle Jim and I arrived at her house to do some fixin up just at the time the divinity was ready, but before Nona had tasted it herself. She offered us each a piece and we both let out a yelp as we could feel our sinuses melting. It felt like our heads had burst into flame.
Poor Nona was so sorry when she realized what she had done she was almost in tears. But after a while, well much, much later, she was able to see the humor in it and it was a story that she always told about herself.
Thank you for sharing your grandmother's story. If divinity doesn't turn out it at least gives you a good story. Merry Christmas!
An incident like that can and does cause great fear in older people, glad you were there to help her through it
Such an innocent mix up 💗 I love to hear about stories like this!
My grandmother made a batch of pasta when she had company coming over one time in her later years and she accidentally added cinnamon instead of chili powder and burst into tears when she realized it. I was only about 13 at the time but I had helped her plenty in the kitchen so I comforted her and scooped out as much as I could of what hadn't yet been mixed in and we doctored it up the best we could. It still tasted like cinnamon but everybody ate it and not a word was mentioned about it. My grandma has since passed but I still make all of her special dishes and her Christmas candy that everybody so dearly loves!❤️ Those memories keep my heart happy ❤️
Hello Bill.. I really enjoyed your story. 10 months later! When I was little... Our family went to my grandmothers' sister's house for X-Mass dinner. She was in the X-Mass spirit and added red food coloring to her mashed potatoes. Our family enjoyed PINK potatoes that day. They were good and so was the turkey. Bless her heart, she wasn't upset, just had a special dinner.
As a child, visited elderly neighbor, played w/dog. One day she shelled nuts, made fudge & sent me home w/small plate of. We discovered she must have thrown out nuts & added shells to fudge.
My Mama used to make this for me, and, yes, she worked her heart out on it. I only got it maybe twice a year. Mama loved me, God bless her soul. Divinity is one of the special things I remember about Mama's kitchen.While she beat it she would always mumble about how I wasn't worth the effort. Then she would smile at me in that hot kitchen and say, "You my boy".
My girlfriend’s mom made this when I was young, now I am 71. I finally have a recipe and I’m going to try making this. Thanks for sharing the recipe and how to make it. This was always one of the many Christmas treats at their house. May she Rest In Peace.
"Don't let the smoke out of you project!" is the first thing we teach when working with electronic devices. You are truly inspiring.
On a rainy day, take one teaspoon of water back out of the water for the recipe...that’s for the moisture in the air...it compensates for the extra moisture in the air.
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Great tips thank you!
Thank you. I’ve been looking for a proper recipe for many years. I dont buy store bought and i know of no one that makes it. Its a xmas candy from my childhood. Im 54 now. So thank you.
@@WckdLlThngz I'm 60 and fondly remember Grandma making this, and it absolutely was divine Divinity. It's something I love but have NEVER tried making it. This is something that needs to be kept for future generations!!
or you can turn your air conditioner on before starting and it will draw humidity out of the air.
“This recipe is older than electricity.”🤣😆😂🤣😆
Just like the divinity from my childhood; back in the 50's. Thank you.
Same here! The 50's were Grand! Lol. God Bless 🙏❤🙏
Boy does this bring wonderful Memories !
My Mother made this at Thanksgiving and Christmas, it was my Fathers favorite candy. She made this the old fashioned way. She only used a small hand mixer, to beat the egg whites. She would boil the sugar syrup and then watch for the threads. She made it look so simple, her timing was impeccable ! She stirred the syrup into the egg whites, with a wooden spoon. After adding the Vanilla, she would sit a the dinning table and stir vigorously, it seemed like an hour. Sometimes if you were the unlucky one, she’d sit you down and make you take a turn. Her divinity was known by many !
If it was raining the day she planned on making it, she would heat up the wood stove. She’d also, remove the water kettle, to dry the air.
She wouldn’t allow the weather dictate, her candy making !!! It’s been over 10 years, since I’ve had a piece of that morsel from Heaven !
Thank you for sharing your story. A wood stove does fix the humidity problem. God Bless You!
This reminds me of the Divinity fudge my mom made many years ago. It makes me realize how much time and attention and love and care she put into it. That was in the 70s and she did one more batch after that in the late 80s I think. That is how special home-made Divinity is, when you can count on two fingers how often it was made!! Thanks for this special recipe and all your details! Should I EVER attempt to make it, I will refer to your video!
I tried for years after my grandmother passed away to get Divinity to set up and for all those years I failed miserably. She whipped it all by hand which blows my mind to this day because I'm a lot younger than she was when she did it by hand and I CANNOT do it. Lol. So I have a wonderful kitchen aide mixer (Thank you Lord!) Anyway, after about 10 years of failure I FINALLY got it!!! And then I sat down right there on the kitchen floor and cried my eyes out!! 10 years after she passed, I finally am able to do my favorite candy she used to make for me. I love your Channel and it reminds me a lot of all the lessons I was able to learn in my grandmother's kitchen. Bless you and your family!! ❤️
Becky, I think you are a fabulous teacher,God Bless You and Yours, Have a wonderful Christmas, Marsha
Thank you 😊 Merry Christmas and God Bless You!
I’ve just watched this 5 year old episode for the first time. I’m 56 and when I was much younger my mom and I made Divinity and so did my granny. It was so very good. I think I’m going to try it again at her house. Too humid where I live now.
Thank you for making these wonderful videos. You remind me of home! God bless you and your family.
My mom made the best divinity, but she dropped it from a spoon and she added nuts and chopped cherries. Love your recipe and I have tried to make divinity, but it was hard to do. Moms was always light and airy and melted in your mouth. So good. I think I'll have to give your recipe a try. Thanks for this video.
Yes. That's how my mom made it too by using two spoons to plop it on the parchment and it was light and billowy. Loved it.
You can drop this but I am always afraid it will get too stiff before I get done. I hope it turns out as good as you remember but it is almost never as good as mom's 😊
That's the way my mom made it too, she also made Heavenly Hash, Peanut Brittle and Meringue Drops! Unfortunately she never taught us her techniques, though my oldest sister did master chocolate fudge (the sugar crystal kind) which she taught me, but I never had the kind of success she did. Our other sister made "Miracle Fudge" and peanut butter fudge and was a master at baking cookies.
@@ruthcampo4377 what is meringue drops ? How are they done ? They sound good
@@bcrouch2626 I've seen them for sale in bakery departments at the grocer's. It's meringue that's dropped onto parchment paper at the "stiff-peak" stage and baked. I don't know the time and temp, probably the same as when put it on a pie; whatever the time remaining is, but you don't want it to "brown" at all.
Probably has more sugar than what's used on pies.
I just found your channel and feel blessed because being authentic is obvious to anyone paying attention, and honesty is the only thing that truly matters. Thank You!
My Grandmother used the same methods and she taught me as well. Love the fact you have these Skills too. you made me laugh so hard when you told the story about this being Older than Electricity, and all the ladies dropped dead making this.!!! I laughed for nearly 15 mins or so says my Husband. LOL Love your Videos. Have a very Blessed Year. :)
This was so special! My grandma used to make divinity by hand and she always saved some for my momma ❤! My father became a pastor when I was about 5 and we moved to Kansas. Our whole family was from Iowa and we would drive overnight from Kansas to Iowa. My grandma would hide some of the divinity in a special place for my mom for safekeeping until we got to their house. We only got to go once in the summertime and at Christmas 🎄! Thank you for sharing!
I was from Iowa. We moved to Kansas when I was three. We would drive over night to Iowa. One time we were on a train. Good times long gone.❤❤❤
This looks really good. Have never seen divinity being put into a greased pan and cut. Always saw it in drop form. 😍
This can be dropped. It is just easier to put it in a pan. Thank you for watching! Merry Christmas!
My aunt spread divinity in a greased pan too. I will try this recipe, but I love it without any nuts, just plain divinity!!! I have never tried making it my, it was over 50 years ago that my aunt made it several times and it’s my favourite for sure!!! This is an excellent tutorial on making divinity, the first one to make two pots of syrup to be mixed with the stiff egg whites.
I sure wish I had some of this exact divinity.It’s the real thing!
Thank you! God bless you!
Thanks for the nice Christmas music in the background. We live in California, and my kids didn't get to sing carols in school the way we did. So sad.
kick those school rules to the curb impeach who thought this bad idea
@@terrybuckalew6874 I'm hoping to bounce (out of California.) The tide is turning.
They took the reason for the season out.
My precious Grandma made Divinity every year on their small Oklahoma farm. She would gather BLACK WALNUTS, then crack & clean them for her wonderful divinity. 💕
My mother always made divinity using black walnuts, too. They were very expensive because it is so hard to get the nuts out of their tough shells.
I love you are NOT using a candy thermometer....just like my mamma and me. ❤️🙏
OMG you made the most difficult candy ever. I love watching your cooking videos. Your so patient and everything looks easy but I know the Divinity isn't easy. I haven't had that since I was young, I'm 68 now and you just brought me back home. Love you bunches. I missed your little talks too. Keep up the beautiful work Becky.
I’m so glad to see you making Divinity Fudge. I’m 73 years old. Lost my Mother 20 years ago. As a little girl in the 50s, I would watch my Mother make fudge. It was always heavenly. A real treat for Christmas. Mother was a country girl, raised on an East Texas farm. Her mother, my Big Mama, cooked and baked without recipes. I miss those days and the way the house would smell at Christmas. Thanks for keeping it alive. Country Girl from Texas.
A rare dry day with low humidity predicted for southeast Texas tomorrow but not sure I am up to this. Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.
I remember seeing candy like this when I was a small natural disaster. I don't think I've seen it since. I'm going to make an attempt or two at making it. Thank you very much for sharing and helping to keep old traditions alive.
Glad to see someone cooking with old-fashioned methods as opposed to expensive specialty tools like the thermometers etc.
I enjoy watching you make divinity. My mom didn't make it. Your Christmas carols playing blessed my heart. 🇨🇦
If you mixed that divinity until the shine was completely gone, you could just drop it on wax paper.. Also, I live in Oregon the rainy state n I use to make divinity all the time during rainy day's, and my recipe was I think very close to your's. Mine was firm on the outside and when you but into it, it super soft n fluffy on the inside, just perfect, n I dropped mine on wax paper.. 🤗
Bless you for posting this! My late mother made tons of homemade cookies and candy at Christmas and she was always proud of her divinity fudge (as she called it). I never learned how she made it but watching this, I see why she took such pride in it! Hers was always light and delicious, and I can now see how much skill it takes. I'm so excited to try my hand at this. Here's hoping I can make a batch that she would have enjoyed. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you!
I am 64 yrs old and have never tasted Divinty candy. But I think I will try this recipe. I am so lucky to have found your videos. God bless you and your family.
Awwww. You brought back such fond memories of making this with my Nana. She was adamant about making it on a sunny day only! I think you just inspired me to make some for my friends this year!
I remember getting this at the Sisters of Mercy Christmas Bazaar at Mount St. Mary's/Mater Christi in Burlington, VT as a child in the 1980's. My Gram and Mom both commented that no one made it anymore back then. It was such a special treat! Thank you for sharing with such detailed instructions!
If your syrup hardens in your pot you just need to add water and boil with a lid.
Your recipes are ; " Beyond Belief "
As an old man at 62 yrs. Old .
They are tremendously awesome.
God Bless You .
I'm 72 next month. I recall helping my mother make Divinity one Sunday when my grandmother was visiting us. I was about in sixth grade. In our family we dropped the candy from spoons in little piles. Some years I order some from a certain company that rhymes with Miss Pollenee. This year it was a little more sticky than usual. It takes me back. Thanks for this video.
Thanks for sharing that with us, God bless you!
I so appreciate you doing this video and recipe. This is the same divinity recipe that my Mom did for her kids in Virginia, but she was from Texas. She was a great Mom. A good cook and baker. Wonderful homemaker, decorator, seamstress (sewed all our clothes until we all 4 girls were 13 years old), and supportive of all our school endeavors. God bless her soul, she died numerous years ago. Thank you, again!
This reminds me of my momma whom recently passed, Christmas is difficult, but this cheered me up. Momma loved to show me this divinity recipe and I was born in Tennessee so its like home cooking.. Every thing you said, she would say.. Lol.. Even about the weather. I love it.. Thanks. Very nice 🎄🎀⛄❄🎅merry Christmas
I am very sorry for your loss. I remember my first Christmas without my momma. It gets easier every year. You will remember the good times and the pain eases. God Bless You & focus on the good Christmas memories of your momma!
My aunt which was my dad's sister made the best and lightest divinity! She taught me how to make it! I am so thankful to her for that!
I haven't eaten Divinity since I was a kid. A great Aunt used to make it on holidays. She added cherries to hers! YUM!
My Mama and Grandma made this every Christmas. You will not have good luck with this if its damp and rainy. The humidity will never let it stiffen up! I have no words for my love for this candy. I love it with cherries in it. My best childhood memories with my mom and grandma are making Christmas goodies!
Wow... Thank you. I remember making this with Mom when I was a kid. Haven't eaten any real divinity since. I will totally be giving this a go this year.
I’ve made this with my mom every year till she passed when I was 25. We as kid always had to help hand beat it. We also made penuche and fudge.
I remember when I was little, my mother made all kinds of candy for X-mas. My Dad had to stir hard and fast because my mother couldn't do it. We just had a hand mixer back then so Dad was the mixer at that time of the year. I loved her Divinity!!! You're right they don't make it last it was made back then... melt in your mouth. Oh man, for the good old days...
Thank you for this video. My dad died just a couple of weeks ago. He made divinity just like this every Christmas, just as his mother made it before him; and she didn't have an electric mixer. It was the highlight treat of the holidays, and he was well-known for his divinity candy making skill. He usually made 15 to 20 batches, most of which he gave away as gifts. He had particular spoons, pans, trays he used and was very methodical. One thing he always said was 'the candy had to be mixed until the gloss (sheen) was gone'. And he was right; it was the perfect texture at the point of losing the gloss. He, too, stood by never making it on a rainy, humid day (he lived in Southeast Arkansas). I watched your video hoping you would be making an 'old-fashioned' recipe like his, as now it will be my turn to carry on the tradition....
My goodness, that looks so darn good! I have no idea what this is, and knew I'd never make it, but just watched the whole video because it looked so yummy! Great job Mrs!
I am 64 and remember making this with my Mom every Christmas Holiday season. Just like what you did!!!! Wonderful! Wonderful and as you describe a very special taste and texture!!!
This is very much like my grandmother’s recipe. She mad this every Christmas & we waited all year to each get our piece. My grandmother passed away at 98 , 14 years ago in Mississippi. I’ve been making her recipe every Christmas for over 30 years now. Dad is 87 & He says mine’s nearly as good hers now. LOL. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for this video tutorial on divinity! My grandma made divinity at Christmas time and I remember the angst she had about if it was going to turn out or not. When she passed unexpectedly in her mid 60s I thought learning to make divinity would just never happen for me......until today. Your excellent job of breaking the recipe down and explaining the how’s and why’s step by step have given me the confidence and knowledge to at least try. I’m so happy that I stumbled upon your video today (wasn’t even looking for a divinity video) and decided to watch. I am now a fan and look forward to learning more from you. Made my day. Thank you again.
I hope your divinity turned out delicious. Send me some if it did, lol. Welcome to the Hillbilly Kitchen! Sorry it took me so long to reply, I'm super busy this time of year.
Thankyou! My granddad made this and the fudge at Christmas. I miss those years and my grandparents so much. Btw you have beautiful hair.🌹
Yes, I agree and yes, I noticed Becky has lovely hair. I wish I had the guts to let my hair grow out!! Maybe I will anyway!
Beautiful hair but please pull it back while cooking, especially candy.
IT WORKED!!!! I have tried making nougat before and it was a dismal failure. As an Australian I've not heard of divinity before. I tried your recipe this morning and it worked and is setting up just fine. Thank you and bless you and yours. I love your videos.
My mom taught me how to make this growing up. We would drop it by the spoonful onto wax paper. Thank you for taking us down memory lane. Merry Christmas ~!!
I used to watch my Momma make this candy. She's been gone 25 years and I have never had any since she made them. Thanks for telling us the way to do it
Before they were married, my Grandmother used to make divinity, and send it to my Grandfather overseas during WW2. My Aunt found my Grandmother’s recipe this year, so I am going to try to make it this Christmas, using her recipe. Wish me luck! 😂
I’m 58 and when I was small I loved it when my mom whipped out the cookbooks for Christmas. There is evidence of how much I loved it throughout her books. Lol. Every year I’d look at the divinity recipe and hope mom got the hint I wanted to taste it. She probably got the hint, but didn’t let on. Lolol. I loved watching you make it Becky. Thank you for sharing this recipe. 💕
These are the best visual instructions for making divinity I've ever seen by eye or written. Great job Becky! I'm saving this for my future use. Have a very merry and blessed Christmas. Linda
+Hands That Cook Thank you! A compliment like that really means something when it comes from someone who not only knows how to cook, but also knows how to cook while you are videoing :) I hope you and your family have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas!!!
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Hands That Cook how do you paint flowers with acrylic paint
So I guess she deserves a cookie.
So happy to find your channel... Thanks,. Love divinity. You are making it as I remember .. I also remember not making it on cloudy days too. I am from Knoxville TN. I was raised in Shelbyville / Bell Buckle
just made batch today and it turn out beautifully thank you
Congratulations, if you can make this you can make any candy 😊 God Bless You & Merry Christmas!
Thank you so very much for posting this video! I've wanted this recipe for years!! This was my dad's favorite candy and became mine as I was growing up! He would receive a big box of it from his mother my grandma Eleanor every single Christmas. With toasted pecans in it! I've tried all kinds of different store-bought and specialty shop versions but have never found one that was the same as grandmas. The way you described this as being light fluffy and dry is exactly what I remember! Can't wait to try this!
I hope it comes out as good as you remember
'Move the pan to the front eye' as she moved the pan to front burner. Love her unique (to me) expressions. Also, the directions are spot on as I recall Mom making this at Christmas all my growing up years (long ago now, haha). Her directions are so clear, with great explanations. Don't think you could go wrong if you follow this.
Thanks and God Bless You!
Just made this without ever having made divinity before and with your directions in the video it turned out perfectly! This reminds me of my grandma so much, she made the worlds best divinity. Thanks for the great instruction!
Thank for the update and showing exactly all the steps on how to test instead of relying on a candy thermometer for the results of when to know when the different steps are ready to add to the egg whites. I guess that is why mine has never come out right. I will be trying your recipe very soon since we are making candies for teachers baskets for Christmas at school as gifts. It is always the best gift for a teacher, is something a student has had made for the them. We do this as a family for their teachers . This year we will include your Divinity in the Basket. I know they will love it. Thank You for sharing.
Great Directions! I'm going to give this a try for Christmas to mix in with my cookies. Just a hint I was taught whenever making candy - when you mentioned the danger of hot sugar - keep a bowl of ice water near you if you get any hot syrup on you dip into it an keep your hand/finger in the water, it won't prevent a burn but it will reduce the intensity. Thanks for a great video!
I just saw this channel for the first time, and this video came out 4 years ago. I'm an old man with only one stove burner, and a hot plate, and a toaster oven. I do have a hand mixer and bowls, maybe I'll give this a try!
Thank you 😃I always have ice near for burns, but having a bowl of ice water nearby when making this is a good idea.
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FYI. . . When I make this divinity I put sugar, water, and syrup in one pan. Bring to thread stage and add half slowly to egg whites. Put syrup back on burner and bring to final stage, then add rest to egg whites. One burner, one pan. Works for me. Good luck!
Awesome candy, was a favorite when I was a little girl. Back then, my sister and I were mom's mixers, taking turns. Was not for the faint of heart!
Sandra Church I can't visualize a child even doing this nowadays!
@@sandrachurch9244 THANK YOU, MS. SANDRA💕 That is exactly how I've made Divinity for 43 years, as I posted here just a month or so ago!
I'm smack in the mid-south here, and was beginning to think I was the only one that uses One Pot to cook the sugar mixture to both stages!! It's nice to know I'm not alone👋 It is also Heartwarming to hear from so many others that still enjoy just "down home, old-fashioned, good country cooking" that I also believe should be passed on through our children , grandchildren and beyond. In reading so many posts on this site it is evident that most of "our" Loved ones did not write their recipes down (as my Big Mamie didn't) so my mother, at some stage, had Big Mamie fix some of her prized dishes, pies, candy, etc. while mom measured the ingredients
before she combined them! Waa-laa.... Now we have a Recipe!! All of us 'seasoned' cooks have certain dishes or goodies we make just by memory or site, so to say, but it's clear we need to take the time to write all of our recipes down so our future relatives do not have to wait years to find a similar one;)
P.S.: Kudos to THE HILLBILLY KITCHEN for not being afraid to voice/show your True Religious Beliefs 🙏 I firmly agree 100%💕💕💕
My paternal grandmother made wonderful divinity but she unfortunately passed away in my early 20’s before I really cared to learn her recipe and method. I tried to make it a few years ago with a candy thermometer and it did not turn out at all. Your video is giving me the confidence to try it again this year. Thank you so much!
I have bee n intrigued with divinity recipes for years. When i have seen it for sale it looks like wax candy and not appetizing. I really enjoy watching you. Even though i am Jewish i feel your sincerity regarding your religion and love of family
My Momma used to make Divinity back when I was a kid. But I never have made it and I am 62. I am gonna make some of this though. My family will love it. Thanks for sharing it with us. God Bless Y'all and Merry Christmas. He is the reason for the season.
I had no idea divinity was so difficult to make! I’m very impressed you can do this and doing it on camera is just amazing! Merry Christmas❤️❤️❤️
Merry Christmas!
Dear Lady this was the BEST video I've ever seen on making real old-fashioned divinity! Others seem "cheaty" or far too intimidating to even try. Your instructions are so clear and well explained, it feels like I'm a young inexperienced cook learning from a master craftsman!
At 65 I've never attempted divinity! Though after raising three kids and having eight grandchildren I've done more than my share of home cooking! I've always found "from scratch" cooking is far better than fast food or taking shortcuts. No matter how much convenience they offer and the time saved is sometimes necessary, the old time recipes are treasures worth the effort especially on special occasions.
Thank you six years after you posted this video. Just letting you know your talent is Still being appreciated. Merry Christmas from Vermont 2022!
My mom made stuffed dried figs. They were wonderful. She cut a slit in the fig, put in a walnut half and then filled with divinity. She did burn up a mixer.....
They sound wonderful 😊
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I’m from Northern Florida but people that grew up there , not the new beach people know that’s just lower Alabama with a beach. But all and I mean ALL of your recipes are the exact good I grew up on. Sometimes I just watch to remind me of my old family. But that description is great of this divinity. But honestly unless you actually had it you almost can’t even understand what you mean. I love you so much!
Omg, I absolutely enjoyed this, she is great a d such an.awesome teacher!
Thank you ❤😊
I am a child from the 50’s when everything was made from scratch. I remember every once in a while on a Sunday afternoon I would find my Mother in the kitchen making a batch of divinity. She would beat it by hand. No stand or hand mixers. It always turn out perfect. She would put little dollops on wax paper instead of into a square pan. All of my married life (47 years) I have tried to make divinity. I have tried so many recipes and even watched people make it but when I get on my own it fails! Maybe your recipe will be the winner for me!! Thank you.
Also, My Mom would drop in spoonfuls to wax paper.
My mom used to mix it by hand. She would also say she had to be very careful not to get burned. It was so delicious and you could taste the love she put in the work to stand there and whip and whip and whip 💝
Love beyond measure. God Bless You! Merry Christmas!!!
I've been trying to make this for Christmas. Humidity isn't a problem where I live but my first batch turned out like marshmallow fluff. It was good, but my second batch was not sticky but chewy. I followed the instructions perfectly and watch the thermometer like a hawk but it never turns out right.
If I had to guess, it needs to be mixed more to dry it out. It might need to be a little bit hotter also. Merry Christmas, God bless you! 😊
The Hillbilly Kitchen - Down Home Country Cooking awesome, thanks. Merry Christmas.
Great job teaching how to make real divinity. I’m going to try this recipe. Thanks
My mother always tried to make this, sometimes it came out, sometimes not! I didn't like it as a kid but I like it now! Thank you for sharing the old time recipes! I subscribed!
Thank you and welcome to the Hillbilly Kitchen!!!
Love your show ..binge watched because I'm still up can't sleep..a family member burned bad.... in ICU..I then listened to you testifying..thank you!!!!!
Just discovered this site. I'm going to try this recipe this year. I look forward to seeing how it comes out. My mom used to make homemade fudge at Christmas, & always made 7 different kinds of cookies at Christmas.
Welcome to the Hillbilly Kitchen!!! Let me know how it comes out. Merry Christmas!
My wonderful Aunt Cordie would make divinity every Christmas. It was delicious. My grandmother made the fudge and my mom made the Christmas cookies. Great wonderful childhood memories ! Thank you Becky! God bless you!