Mountain Measures · 1974

Chocolate Nuggets

Name: Chocolate Nuggets
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup (6 oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces; 2½ cups (7¼ oz. pkg.) finely crushed vanilla wafers; ½ cup cola beverage; 3 Tbsp. light corn syrup; 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted; 1 Tbsp. rum extract; 1 cup finely chopped nuts; Chocolate decorating candies

From Mrs. Charles G. Moyers, Jr. The book didn't print a hometown.

CourseCandies
MakesMakes about 3 dozen
Ingredients8
Steps7

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1 cup (6 oz. pkg.)semi-sweet chocolate pieces
2½ cups (7¼ oz. pkg.)finely crushed vanilla wafers
½ cupcola beverage
3 Tbsp.light corn syrup
2 cupspowdered sugar, sifted
1 Tbsp.rum extract
1 cupfinely chopped nuts
Chocolate decorating candies

Method

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Step 1: Melt chocolate in a double boiler over hot water; remove from heat.
Step 2: Blend in cola, corn syrup and rum extract.
Step 3: Stir in crumbs, sugar and nuts, mixing thoroughly (it will be sticky and stiff).
Step 4: Cover and chill about 2 hours, until easy to handle.
Step 5: Roll into small balls, about 1 rounded teaspoon each.
Step 6: Roll in decorating candies to coat.
Step 7: Place in a single layer on wax paper in a shallow pan, cover loosely, and chill overnight.

From the cook

Chilling overnight firms them up and mellows the flavors.

What we changed or couldn’t read (2)

No location printed.
'sweet chocolate pieces / semi-' split across lines; read as semi-sweet.