Fudgy Scotch Ring - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (6 oz.) pkg. (1 c.) Nestle semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 (6 oz.) pkg. (1 c.) Nestle butterscotch morsels
1 can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1 c. coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. walnut halves

Preparation

Melt chocolate and butterscotch morsels with sweetened condensed milk in top of double boiler over hot (not boiling) water.
Stir occasionally until morsels melt and mixture begins to thicken.
Remove from heat.
Add chopped walnuts and vanilla. Blend well.
Chill for about 1 hour or until mixture thickens. Line bottom of a 9-inch pie pan with a 12-inch square of foil. Place 3/4 cup walnut halves in bottom of pan, forming a 2-inch wide flat ring.
Spoon chocolate mixture in small mounds on top of nuts to form ring.
Decorate with remaining nuts.
Add maraschino cherries, if desired.
Chill in refrigerator until firm enough to slice.
Cut into 1/2-inch slices.
Makes about 36 slices.