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Today's newsletter features a recipe for Cherry Nut Easter Eggs, which sounds really wonderful!

How is your day going? Are you getting ready for Easter?

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*Cherry Nut Easter Eggs

Ingredients:

1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
2 small boxes regular vanilla pudding and filling (do not use instant pudding)
1 (9 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 to 2 pounds confectioners' sugar
1 pound chocolate, melted

First of all, you will need to cut the cherries in half, and then drain the cherries well on paper towels.
Next just cook milk, butter and pudding in a medium pan over low heat until well blended and the mixure is thick. Remove from stove and add the cherries, nuts and enough sugar to make it all a thick consistency.
Now you form the mixture into 8 to 10 egg shapes making sure your hands are coated in butter. Then you place the eggs onto a wax paper covered cookie sheet. You will need to chill the eggs in the fridge several hours until the egss are firm.
Not too much left to do now! Just melt the chocolate in a double boiler, but be really careful not to scorch it. Let cool a bit and frost the eggs with melted chocolate.
You can also decorate the eggs with your favorite butter cream icing.

Today's Joke:

Would you like something from my Easter basket?
Sure! Here. Have some plastic grass!

Today's Cooking Tip:

How to buy eggs:

I know when I first had to start grocery shopping, I didn't know too much at all about it! I knew you should check the expiration date on eggs along other items, but I didn't know that you should open the carton to check to see if any eggs were cracked! So, here are a few tips for when you are buying eggs! The colder the eggs the better. Try to reach to the back of the shelf, that is where the eggs are normally the coldest. Then open the carton, and make sure they are not cracked! Next., check the expiration date. If they expire in a few days, look for another carton that has a later date of expiration. Another indication that eggs are old is that they will be shiny. They should be clean and a little dull.

I hope these tips help someone!

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