Your chocolated covered cordial cherries sound really interesting. Would you share your recipe?

Thanks

I took the trimmings from the bottom of our Christmas tree and made swags for our barn gate. A little greenery, a red bow, and our livestock have something festive to look at! Just hope they don't eat it . . . .

Well, I haven't made them before and haven't yet tasted them, so I can't vouch for the recipe, but here it is:

Chocolate Covered Cherries

60 maraschino cherries with stems
3 tablespoons soft butter
3 tablespoons white corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups powdered sugar
1 pound dark coating chocolate

Drain cherries on paper towels for several hours.

Mix butter, corn syrup, salt and almond extract. Mix/knead in the powdered sugar. Shape ½ teaspoon mixture around each cherry. Put on baking sheet and chill 1 hour (donÂt chill too long, coating will start to liquefy).

Dip in melted chocolate. Chill until coating is firm. Store in fridge, in tightly covered container 1-2 weeks before using, so sugar mixture liquefies.

Azzalea, forget about posting the recipes, just make up a box of it all and I'll email you my address of where you can send it.

Shirley