Candy Easter Eggs

Description
These are good and they will disappear quickly. Makes 13 small eggs or 2 (1 pound) eggs or 3 small.
 * Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 3 cups sugar
 * ¾ cup white Karo syrup
 * ¾ cup water
 * 2 egg whites

Cherry eggs

 * ½ tablespoon cherry juice

Fruit and Nut eggs

 * 1 tablespoon vanilla

Coconut eggs

 * coconut

Maple eggs

 * ½ tablespoon maple syrup

Chocolate coating

 * 1 can Eagle brand milk
 * 1 pkg. (12 oz) chocolate chips

Directions

 * 1) Bring to a 254°F boil, cook ½ minute.
 * 2) Meantime, beat 2 egg whites until stiff.
 * 3) Add boiled mixture, slow and beat until stiff and up in beaters.
 * 4) Add flavoring depending on desired eggs: see Cherry eggs, Fruit and Nut eggs, Coconut eggs or Maple eggs
 * 5) Then beat by hand until gloss is gone and holds to spoon.
 * 6) Add: drained cherries for cherry eggs; nuts for nut eggs; fruit and nuts for the same eggs; coconut (flaked) for coconut eggs.

Chocolate coating

 * 1) Melt in double boiler.
 * 2) Ice as a cake.