Chocolate Balls

(Makes Five Dozen) These look great wrapped up in Plastic Wrap then tied with a Red ribbon: Great for gifts

3 cups of semi-sweet or white chocolate chips or white chocolate chips 1 can (300ml) of sweetened condensed milk finely chopped nuts cocoa powder

Method: 1) Melt chocolate chips; remove from heat. 2) Stir in sweetened condensed milk. 3) Chill 3 hours or until firm. 4) Shape into 1 - inch (2.5cm) balls; place on wax paper-lined trays. Chill until firm. Roll in nuts, cocoa, or dip into melted chocolate chips of a different color. 5) Chill and enjoy.

Recipe For Chocolate Flowers

Buy the Hershey kisses that come wrapped in red foil at Valentine's Day... They come in a package mixed silver wrapped and red wrapped. Put a silver and a red kiss base to base. Center a piece of clear plastic wrap over the tip of the red one and stretch it tight down over the kisses, gathering it at the tip of the silver kiss. Take a twelve inch piece of florist wire and twist the end around the plastic wrap to secure it.

Wind with green floral tape, beginning at the twisted wire, wrap up and around silver kiss then spiral back down covering wire stem and tucking in artificial rose leaves about an inch below the bud and one or two more spaced further down the stem. Continue wrapping stem wire until the entire length is covered.

Hugs

Here is a poem that I have been using for years. I thought I would share it with you to pass on to a friend that might be feeling blue: you can add a few Hershey's Kisses & Hugs pieces to it.

It's wonderous what a hug can do. A hug can cheer you up when you are blue. A hug can say "I love you." Or, "I hate to see you go." Hugs are great for fathers and mothers. Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers. The hug, there's no doubt about it-- We scarcely survive without it. So stretch those arms without delay, And give someone a hug today!