Cherry Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. fruit sugar
3 eggs
2 c. presifted flour, (I sift again and measure)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. red glazed cherries, halved
1 c. green glazed cherries, halved
2 tsp. grated lemon rind

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0. Grease a 10 x 5-inch loaf pan and dust lightly with flour. Cream butter and gradually blend in fruit sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Then add, one at a time, three eggs; beat thoroughly after each addition. Blend or sift together flour and salt. Add gradually to the creamed mixture, blending thoroughly. Fold in halved red cherries, green cherries and grated lemon rind. Pour into prepared pan. Bake in preheated 300\u00b0 oven for about 1 hour and 20 minutes.