Cherry Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. shortening
2/3 c. milk
3 eggs (use 2 yellows and 1 whole egg; save whites of 2 eggs for top)
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients together.
Add shortening.
Mix as for pie dough.
Add milk and eggs as suggested.
Pat or roll 1/2 of dough onto cookie sheet.
Cover with 2 cans of cherries (sweetened to taste).
Cover cherries with remaining dough.
(May be latticed if desired.)
Cover top with 2 beaten egg whites.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 40 to 45 minutes.