CHERRY NUT EASTER EGGS
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
2 (3 ounce) packages vanilla pudding and filling (not instant)
1 (9 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 to 2 pounds confectioners' sugar
1 pound chocolate, melted
Cut cherries in half, and drain well on paper towels. Cook milk, butter
and pudding in a medium saucepan on low heat until well blended and
thick. Remove from stove and add cherries, nuts and enough sugar to
make a thick consistency. Form the mixture into 8 to 10 egg shapes with
hands coated in butter. Place on wax paper covered cookie sheet. Chill
several hours until firm.
Melt chocolate being careful not to scorch it. Frost egg with melted
chocolate. Decorate with butter cream icing.