Turtle Doves - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb sweet dark chocolate square (Dove)
    12 ounces sweetened condensed milk
    pecan halves
Preparation
    Place UNOPENED can of evaporated milk in 2 quart saucepan. Cover with water, boil for 1 hour, keeping can covered with water. Remove and cool.
    In a double boiler, over medium-low heat, melt Dove chocolate until creamy.
    On parchment paper,drop small amount of Dove chocolate and spread out to quarter size. Place 4 pecan halves on top of chocolate.
    Open can of evaporated milk, and scoop a tablespoon of creamy caramel on top of each set of pecan halves.
    Cover caramel with melted chocolate.
    Cool completely. (I place tray in freezer for 5 - 10 minutes for a quick set).
    Remove from parchment paper and serve, or store in container with parchment paper in between layers of turtles.

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