Cheery Cherry Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 jar (6 oz.) red maraschino cherries
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
2/3 c. milk
1/2 c. butter or margarine, melted
1 jar (8 oz.) green maraschino cherries, drained and cut up
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 Tbsp. grated orange peel

Preparation

Drain red cherries, reserving liquid; add water, if needed, to liquid to equal 1/3 cup.
Cut up cherries; set cherries and liquid aside.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
In a small bowl, lightly beat eggs.
Add milk, butter and cherry liquid; stir into dry ingredients just until combined.
Fold in red and green cherries, pecans and orange peel.
Pour into a greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour or until bread tests done.
Yields 1 loaf.