Chocolate Covered Cherries

Chocolate Covered Cherries
 
 5 lbs. confectioners' sugar
 1/4 tsp. vanilla
 3 (12 oz.) pkgs. semi-sweet chocolate chips
 3/4 lb. shaved edible paraffin
 1/2 lb. oleo or butter
 1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
 Maraschino cherries (about 200)
 Round toothpicks

Instructions:

Mix together: Using your hands, mix the confectioners' sugar, oleo, vanilla, and condensed milk. Cover and set aside. Drain the juice from the maraschino cherries, saving juice to use later in Kool-Aid, etc. Melt the chocolate chips and paraffin in the top of a double boiler. Mold cream mixture over cherries and dip in melted chocolate. Let dry to harden.