CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES 
5 lbs. confectioners' sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla
3 (12 oz.) pkgs. semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 lb. shaved edible paraffin
1/2 lb. butter
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
Maraschino cherries (about 200)
Round toothpicks

Mix together: Using your hands, mix the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla, and condensed milk. Cover and set aside.

Drain the juice from the maraschino cherries, saving juice to use later in Kool-Aid, etc. Melt the chocolate chips and paraffin in the top of a double boiler.

Mold cream mixture over cherries and dip in melted chocolate. Let dry to harden.

 

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