Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 3/4 c. crushed pineapple (reserve juice)
2 Tbsp. melted butter
1/2 c. maraschino cherries
1 2/3 c. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2/1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs (beaten)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Mix 1/2 cup sugar with cornstarch.
Add 1/2 cup pineapple juice and cook over direct heat in heavy 10-inch skillet, stir constantly until sauce boils and becomes clear.
Add pineapple and butter. Drain cherries thoroughly and arrange in pattern in pineapple mixture.
Sift flour, measure and resift 3 times with salt and baking powder.