Cherry Mash Candy

If you like cherries you will love this recipe:

2 cups sugar
2/3 cup evaporated milk
Dash of salt
12 large marshmallows
1/2 cup margarine
6 oz. cherry chips
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine sugar, milk, salt, marshmallows and margarine in saucepan. Bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat. Add cherry chips and vanilla.

Pour into a buttered 9x13 inch pan. Refrigerate.

Topping
2 tablespoons margarine
12 oz. package semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 cup crushed peanuts

Melt chocolate chips and margarine in double boiler. Simmer until melted. Remove from heat and add peanut butter and peanuts. Spread over cherry layer.

Refrigerate. Cut into bars when firm.
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