Chocolate Dipped Cherries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

20 maraschino cherries with stems
2 Tbsp. soft butter
2 Tbsp. corn syrup
dash of salt
1 c. powdered fruit sugar
3 oz. (3 sq.) semi-sweet chocolate

Preparation

Drain cherries thoroughly and place on paper toweling.
Mix together butter, syrup and salt.
Blend in sugar.
Knead until smooth.
Chill, if too soft.
Wrap about 1 teaspoon of fondant evenly around each cherry.
Roll in palm of hand to smooth surface.
Place on waxed paper on a baking sheet.
Chill until firm.
Melt chocolate in small saucepan over low heat until smooth.
Holding cherries by stem, dip one at a time in chocolate. Place on waxed paper on baking sheet and chill until firm.
Store in covered container in the fridge.