Recipe for "rum-balls-2"

NAME

     RUM-BALLS-2 - Chocolate rum truffles
     My mother makes this recipe. It is very simple and easy.

INGREDIENTS (makes 16)

     120 g     semi-sweet chocolate
     15 ml     whipping cream
     30 ml     rum
     180 g     icing sugar, sifted
     40-50 g    chocolate vermicelli

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Over slow heat, melt the  chocolate  and  stir  in
               cream and rum.
          (2)  Beat in the icing sugar until  mixture  is  fairly
               stiff.
          (3)  Roll into small balls and coat with the  chocolate
               vermicelli.
          (4)  Place on  a  cookie  sheet,  and  refrigerate  for
               several hours.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time:  15  minutes  preparation,  several
     hours cooling.  Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Guy Middleton
     University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
     gamiddleton@watmath.uucp