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                       CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRIES

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Serving Size  : 60   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fruits                           Chocolate

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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 60                    Marachino cherries,w/stem
  3       tb           Butter or margarine,softened
  3       tb           Light corn syrup
    1/4   ts           Salt
  2       c            Confectioner's sugar, sifted
  1 1/2   lb           Dipping chocolate or white
                       -chocolate ( for coating)

 Drain marachino cherries thoroughly, Place on paper toweling. Combine
 butter or margarine, corn syrup and salt. Stir in sifted
 confectioner's sugar. Knead sugar mixture until smooth ( chill if
 mixture is too soft.)
 Shape 1 teaspoon of the sugar mixture around each cherry. Place on a
 waxed-paper-lined baking sheet, chill.
  In a small, heavy saucepan, melt chocolate, stirring constantly. DO
 NOT ADD ANY LIQUID! Holding cherries by stems, dip one at a time into
 chocolate. Spoon chocolate over cherries to coat. Chill until
 chocolate is hardened.
   Store candy in a covered container in a cool place. Let candies
 ripen a week or two. makes 60 chocolate-covered cherries.



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