Chocolate Dipped Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pt. strawberries with stems
1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 tsp. margarine
1 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 Tbsp. rum (if desired)

Preparation

Wash
strawberries.
Gently
pat
dry.\tPlace
on paper towels until
room
temperature.
In
top\tof double boiler or saucepan over
hot water, combine chips, margarine, corn syrup and rum. Heat
until chips are melted, stirring occasionally. Turn off heat.
Hold chocolate mixture over lukewarm water for dipping. Dip
each strawberry into mixture until 2/3 of berry is coated. Allow
excess chocolate to drip off.
Place berry, stem side down,
on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet to harden. Chill until chocolate
is
set,
about\t15 minutes.
Serve as confection or garnish
for fruit trays or desserts.
Makes 36 to 48 strawberries.