Chocolate Covered Pretzels - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1 Tbsp. vegetable shortening
60 small pretzels

Preparation

Melt chocolate with shortening, using a double boiler.
Remove from heat, but keep over warm water.
Drop pretzels, one at a time, into chocolate mixture.
Lift out with fork, tapping off the excess.
Place pretzels on wire rack over waxed paper to catch drips.
Allow to dry.