Cherry Torte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 egg whites
1 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. broken walnuts
1/2 c. saltine crackers
1 tsp. baking powder
1 can (1 lb. 4 oz.) cherry pie filling
3 Tbsp. rum or orange flavored liqueur
1 c. whipping cream

Preparation

Beat egg whites with vanilla and salt until foamy.
Gradually beat in sugar, beating to stiff peaks.
Combine nuts, cracker crumbs and baking powder, folding into the beaten whites.
Spread mixture in well-greased 9-inch pie plate, building up sides.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 40 minutes or until the meringue shell is dry on the outside.
Cool.