Cherry Nut Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/3 c. chopped maraschino cherries
3/4 c. sugar
2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. maraschino cherry juice

Preparation

Cream sugar, shortening and eggs together.
Blend all dry ingredients together.
Add to creamed mixture with milk and cherry juice.
Stir in nuts and cherries.
Pour batter into well-greased loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour at 350\u00b0.
Remove bread from pan at once. Cool before slicing.
Makes 36 (1/2-inch slice) pieces of bread.