Recipe - Chocolate Ginger Or Cheery Lychees

1 cn Whole pealed lychees
2 ounce Preserved candied ginger or
candied cherries
6 ounce Semi sweet baking chocolate;
(6 squares)
1 tablespoon Vegetable shortening

( Everything should be prepared before cooking) 1.Drain lychees. spread
round side up between several layers of paper toweling. Let stand until
dry, about 1 hour.

2.Cut ginger or cherries into slivers or tiny pieces. carefully stuff the
ginger or cherries inside the cavities of the lychees

3.Combine chocolate and shortening in a small saucepan or in top of a
double boiler over boiling water. cook over low heat, stirring constantly.
When chocolate melts, remove from the heat and cool slightly.

4.Dip each Stuffed lychee in the melted chocolate, coating them completely.
Carefully lift the lychees out of the chocolate and place round side up on
wax paper. When finished dipping the lychees drizzle remaining chocolate
over them and make nice patterns

5.Refrigerate until cold
Posted to recipeludigest by "Diane Geary" diane@keyway.net on Feb 16,
1998