Chocolate Seafoam

 Chocolate seafoam

2 cups light brown sugar packed

¾ cup cold water

½ cup chocolate flavored syrup

2 egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 square baking chocolate melted

½ cup nutmeats

Mix together sugar, water and chocolate syrup in a heavy 3 quart saucepan cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, till sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Then cook to a hard-ball stage (250 degrees) without stirring. Remove from heat.

Immediately beat egg whites till stiff. Pour hot syrup in a thin stream over beaten egg whites, beating constantly at high speed on the mixer. Continue beating till mixture forms peaks when dropped from spoon, about 10 minutes. Quickly stir in vanilla and melted baking chocolate by hand. Blend in nutmeats. Drop by a teaspoonful onto waxed paper. Cool.