Reaching hard-ball stage should take about 15 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat; remove thermometer from saucepan. In a large mixer bowl, immediately beat egg whites with a sturdy, freestanding electric mixer (fitted with the whisk attachment) on medium speed till stiff peaks form.
Gradually pour hot mixture in a thin stream over egg whites, beating with the electric mixer on high speed and scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. This should take about 3 minutes.
Add vanilla. Continue beating on high speed (5-8 minutes—it took my mixer 7 minutes). When beaters are lifted, mixture should fall in a ribbon, but mound on itself and not disappear into remaining mixture.
Fold in chopped walnuts.
Drop a spoonful of the mixture onto parchment or wax paper.
Notes
DIVINITY DOES NOT LIKE HUMIDITY….CHECK YOUR WEATHER FORECAST.
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