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Combine the corn syrup, butter, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl.
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Beat well with an electric mixer till smooth.
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Add in powdered sugar, one c. at a time, mixing by hand after each addition.
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Mix well till creamy.
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Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place it into a small bowl.
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Add in the yellow and red food coloring and stir well to combine.
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Cover both mixtures and chill for at least 2 hrs, or possibly till hard.
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When mixtures are hard, roll a small, marble-size ball from the orange filling, and wrap a portion of the white filling around it which is roughly twice the size.
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Form this filling into the shape of an egg and place it onto a cookie sheet which has been brushed with a light coating of shortening.
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Repeat for the remaining filling ingredients, then chill these centers for 3 to 4 hrs or possibly till hard.
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Combine the lowfat milk chocolate chips with the shortening in a glass or possibly ceramic bowl.
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Microwave chocolate on high speed for 1 minute, then stir and microwave again for 1 more minute, and stir.
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Use a fork to dip each center into the chocolate, tap the fork on the side of the bowl, then place each candy onto wax paper.
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Chill.
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After 1 to 2 hrs of chilling, dip each candy once more and refrigeratefor several hrs, or possibly till completely hard.
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Easter-time.
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It's a clone version of the first soft fondant-filled egg candy to hit the market many Easters ago.
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Each spring Cadbury candy machines whip out 66,000 of these cold candies every hour.
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And now, because of the success of these chocolates with the orange, yolk-colored center, other candy companies have come out with their own lowfat milk chocolate Large eggs.
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Some are filled with Snickers or possibly Milky Way centers, while others contain peanut butter, coconut, caramel, or possibly the same type of fondant center as the original - right down to the colors.
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Still, nothing compares to these original Large eggs which are sold only once a year, for the Easter holiday.
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And now you can enjoy your own version at home anytime you like.
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And this recipe will not require which you make anything close to 66,000 of 'em.
