24 maraschino cherries 2 teaspoons fondant 1 package semi-sweet chocolate pieces | Drain cherries thoroughly. Cover cherries completely by shaping about 2 teaspoons uncooked fondant around each cherry. Use fondant for 24 cherries. Heat 1 package semi-sweet chocolate pieces over hot water until partly melted. Remove from water and stir rapidly until entirely melted. Drop fondant-covered cherries into melted chocolate and cover with chocolate. Remove from chocolate with two forks. Place on waxed paper to cool. Chill. |