Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      small         amount of margarine
     1/2  cup           chopped nuts
  96      small         twisted pretzels
  96      inches        shoestring licorice (about 2 bags) -- cut in 1" pieces
   2      tablespoons   margarine
   2      tablespoons   milk
   1      bag           -- (14 oz.) caramels
   1      cup           (or 6 oz. pkg.) chocolate chips

Preparation:

Lay out wax paper on cookie sheets. Make dots of margarine about every 3 inches until you have 96 dots. Put about 1/2 teaspoon of nuts on each dot, then put 2 pretzels on each dot, placing them so that the 2 large holes of each are pointing out and that the rounded bottoms touch to form the body of butterfly. Put the caramels, the 2 tablespoons margarine and 2 tablespoons milk in a microwavable bowl. Microwave 1 1/2 minutes, then stir. Microwave another 30 seconds. Repeat until smooth. (If microwave is unavailable, heat on stove over low flame, stirring until smooth.) Put a little on each set of pretzels where they meet. Put 2 pieces of licorice into the caramel to form "antenna"; chill 30 minutes. Melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Then put about 1/2 teaspoon of melted chocolate on top of the caramel. Chill 15 minutes before storing in tightly covered containers with wax paper between layers of butterflies.