Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2002

What a mess! Recipe didn't bother to mention that the moment you remove the cherries from the freezer they begin to melt. After the first 10 were chocolate coated, the rest were oozing masses of goo. I had to throw them - as I did with the recipe. Big waste of time and even bigger waste of money.

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PIXLEY

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2002

Excellent! I made these for a party and what a hit. next time I'm going to halve the "dough" and use one jar of cherries. I would reccomend coating your hands with powdered sugar when you get ready to assemble.

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BETHANY1023

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2002

Great recipe. Whoever had problems b/c she melted butter with the chocolate -- NEVER melt butter with chocolate. You MUST use shortening. The high water content (20%) makes the chocolate freeze up and you'll ruin the entire batch.

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Deb Brundage

Home Town: Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2002

These are wonderfull! A new Christmas must have. Thank You!

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CASPERCARROW

Home Town: Austin, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2001

This was such a great recipe. The first time that I've ever made chocolate covered cherries! It made a perfect christmas gift! The dough was at first a little hard to handle, but after it settled, it molded into the cherry fine. A whole lot more chocolate is needed though than what is called for. Other than that, what a treat!

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FLGIRL

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2001

Tasty, but they took FOREVER to make!

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SOLYN

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2001

This recipe is great! I've never made chocolate covered cherries before. I was very pleased with the results. I thought the dough would be hard to work with, but it wasn't at all. I drained the cherries and then patted them with paper towels to remove excess moisture. The only problem is that I used at least twice the amount of chocolate that the recipe called for.

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VEGGIEHEAD

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2001

To the reviewer who had problems with the fondant sticking to their fingers, try using powdered sugar on your hands and any work surfaces, like you would use flour for bread or cookie dough.

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TRIFFAN

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2001

I have made a recipe similar to this for some years but tried this and it worked great. It is not a difficult recipe, but you should plan on taking some time out to make them, or do as I did and wrap and freeze the cherries one day and then dip another. In order to make sure that the batter does not stick, you must make sure to drain your cherries VERY well, and if need be, dust your hands with powdered sugar as needed.

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BUNNER2

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2001

these were so good! so easy to make... i made a few changes to the recipe.. i halved it because i made way too many the first time around... i also found the first ones a bit sweet/rich, so i added about half the juice from one of the jars of cherries.... this made the dough alot stickier so make sure to powder your hands well with sugar! they froze just fine though.. the finished product was alot smooth and less "make your teeth hurt' sweet.. i think they will melt better, too when stored... all in all a delish recipe! oh, and used 4 cups of chocolate chips instead of two and i omitted the shortening, i just had no need for it...

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