Recipe - Cheery Cherry Loaf

1 Jar (6 ounces) red
maraschino cherries
2 One half cup Allpurpose flour
1 cup Sugar
4 teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
2/3 cup Milk
1/3 cup Butter or margarine, melted
1 Jar (8 ounces) green
maraschino cherries,
drained and cut up
One half cup Chopped pecans
1 tablespoon Grated orange peel

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 9x5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or
until bread tests done. Yields: 1 loaf

Posted to EATL Digest 18 Sep 96

From: Pam and KerryAnn Cobb priss@AMARANTH.COM

Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 11:11:01 0500