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Published December 18, 2007 05:54 pm - Patience the key to Van Donselaar's Never Fail Divinity By LORI FAYBIK, Courier correspondent OSKALOOSA — Linda Van Donselaar says the trick to her no fail divinity is patience.
“I can do it. A lot of people claim the can’t,” she says of making divinity. Van Donselaar loves to bake over the holidays — divinity, decorated sugar cookies, pecan tassies, peanut brittle, thumb print cookies and fudge are just a few of her favorites. She loves Christmas, spending time with family over the holidays. She treasures time spent with grandchildren decorating cookies and building gingerbread houses. “The most important thing is celebrating the birth of Christ and what that means to us,” she says. With four adult married children and three grandchildren, Van Donselaar stays busy cooking throughout the year, as they all always share a Sunday meal together. She and her husband have lived and farmed in the Oskaloosa area for about 40 years. She is busy in her church, First Christian Reformed, as a Gems leader. Over the holidays, she is busy baking not only for her family but also for fundraisers, such as the Festival of Christmas Delights at the Oskaloosa Christian School. Here are a few of her recipes. Never Fail Divinity 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water Boil until it spins a 6-to-8-inch thread or until it reaches 235 degrees on a candy thermometer. 3 egg whites Just before the sugar and water reaches the desired temperature, start beating the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Very slowly, add the syrup mixture to the egg whites, constantly beating. 
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