Chocolate Covered Cherries(1St Prize, Montgomery Co. Fair, Maryland)

• 1 (16 oz.) jar maraschino cherries with stems
• 3 Tbsp. butter, softened
• 3 Tbsp. light corn syrup
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 c. confectioners sugar
• reserved juice from cherries
• 1 lb. pkg. milk or semi-sweet chocolate candy coating

1. Drain cherries and let dry on paper towels.
2. Reserve juice. Combine butter, corn syrup, salt and powdered sugar in a bowl. Add enough cherry juice to make the "dough" hold together.
3. Form into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap and chill 1 to 2 hours.
4. Take a marble-size piece of dough, flatten it out and wrap around each cherry.
5. Put on cookie sheet and chill 1 to 2 hours or until firm. Melt candy coating over low heat.
6. Holding the stems, dip each cherry into the coating and set into individual candy wrappers. Chill.

maraschino cherries, butter, light corn syrup, salt, confectioners sugar, reserved juice from cherries, milk

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=543651 (may not work)