Chocolate-covered Cherries I

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group

Fondant

 * ⅓ cup Karo syrup
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1 tsp vanilla
 * 1 lb pkg. powdered sugar
 * 1 – 3 tbsp Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
 * Chocolate Dip

Directions

 * 1) Mix and knead until like dough.
 * 2) Take a small amount and cover a maraschino cherry.
 * 3) Put in freezer for a few minutes.
 * 4) Then dip in chocolate dip.
 * 5) Let these ripen for 3 – 4 weeks in a cool place (not refrigerator. You may flavor this fondant with orange, cherry, mint, etc. and make flavored balls).