Easter eggs candies

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       Title: Easter Eggs Candies
  Categories: Candies
       Yield: 5 servings
  
            -Jo Ferry cmsj69b
       1 lb Confectioners sugar
       2 tb Water
       1 tb Light corn syrup
       1 tb Butter; softened
       1 ts Vanilla
     1/4 ts Salt
     1/4 ts Almond extract
       1 pn Cream of tartar
   1 1/3 c  Flaked coconut
 
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       8    Squares semi-sweet chocolate
  
   Combine sugar, water, corn syrup, butter and vanilla. Add the salt,
   almond extract and cream of tartar. This mixture will be crumbly. Add
   the coconut. Shape into eggs (whatever size you want). Melt the
   chocolate in a double boiler over low heat. Cool alittle and then
   frost the eggs.
  
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