Cherry Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 jars maraschino cherries
milk (enough to measure 1 c. when added to cherry juice)
1/4 lb. chopped walnuts
3 1/4 c. all-purpose flour (split use)
1/2 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Drain juice from cherries.
Add enough milk to measure 1 cup liquid.
Chop cherries and walnuts; sift 1/4 cup flour over. Cream 1/2 pound butter.
Add 2 cups sugar, beating until smooth. Add 4 egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add fruits and nuts.
Sift 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour with the baking powder and baking soda.
Add alternately to creamed mixture with milk and cherry juice.
Fold in 4 stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake in a 10-inch greased tube pan for 1 hour at 350\u00b0.