"Mounds" Candy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick oleo (room temperature)
2 lb. powdered sugar
1 can Eagle Brand milk
2 1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 c. flaked coconut
1/3 c. maraschino cherries, chopped
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cake paraffin
1 large and 1 small bag chocolate chips

Preparation

Combine in a large bowl first 7 ingredients.
Knead together. (It will be very thick.)
Form into balls on a tray or cookie sheet and chill until firm.
Melt paraffin in a double boiler. Add chocolate chips.
While still hot, dip the coconut balls in the mixture using a large needle or toothpick to pick them up. Place on wax paper.