Recipe: Chocolate-Covered Cherries

Chocolate-Covered Cherries (Valentine's Day)
Categories: Candies, Fruits, Chocolate

60 Marachino cherries,with stems
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 ( 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 especially for Valentines Day