Chocolate Covered Cherries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large jar maraschino cherries
1 large bag chocolate morsels
1/2 sq. paraffin
1 box powdered sugar
1/3 c. evaporated milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Drain cherries well.
Melt chocolate and paraffin in top of double boiler, cool slightly.
Make a fondant with the powdered sugar, evaporated milk and vanilla.
This should be of a stiff dough consistency that can be handled.
If too stiff, add a little of the cherry juice.
If too thin, add more powdered sugar.
Take a small amount of dough and flatten to about the size of a half dollar, wrap around cherry.
Use a toothpick as holder and dip in melted chocolate and paraffin.
Place on waxed paper and let set 2 hours before handling.