Ingredients
| 1/3 | cup white corn syrup |
| 1/3 | cup margarine, softened |
| 1 | pound powdered sugar |
| 3 | jars maraschino cherries, drained |
| 9 | ounces semi-sweet chocolate |
| 3 1/2 | tablespoons paraffin |
Instructions
Mix together corn syrup, margarine and powdered sugar. Wrap mixture around cherries and chill thoroughly. It is important the cherries are drained very well, and the mixture is wrapped around them well. Flatten in your hand and then wrap. Refrigerate on
wax paper or non-stick sheets. Melt semi-sweet chocolate with paraffin. Dip the first mixture into the chocolate and paraffin mixture using a fork or other slotted utensil. Keep chocolate over hot water while dipping. Store finished cherries in refrigerator or cool place. If you have extra chocolate, drop in peanuts, mix well, set up on wax paper to cool. Yield: approximately 80 pieces
