Chocolate Almond Truffles
["6 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate (6 sq.)", "1/3 c. butter or margarine", "1 1/4 c. sifted powdered sugar", "1 (2 3/4 oz.) pkg. sliced almonds, ground", "3 Tbsp. milk, rum or almond liqueur", "30 almonds (whole)", "melted chocolate", "1/2 to 1 c. cocoa", "1/2 to 1 c. ground almonds (optional)"]
["In a small, heavy saucepan, melt together the chocolate and butter, stirring occasionally until melted.", "Remove from heat. Stir together the powdered sugar and 2/3 cup ground almonds.", "Stir into the chocolate mixture along with the milk or liqueur.", "Mix well until blended.", "Cover and chill mixture until firm, about 1 to 2 hours.", "Use a round teaspoonful of mixture for candy.", "Mold the chocolate mixture around a whole almond to form a ball.", "If desired, roll balls in chocolate, cocoa powder or ground almonds to coat.", "Put candy in foil.", "Put in freezer 30 minutes."]
["semi-sweet baking chocolate", "butter", "powdered sugar", "almonds", "milk", "almonds", "chocolate", "cocoa", "ground almonds"]