3 3/4 c. all purpose flour
1 1/2 c. shortening
6 whole eggs
2 bottles maraschino cherries
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 c. sugar
3/4 c. sweet milk
Juice from 1 bottle of cherries

Sift together flour and baking powder; set aside. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. In separate bowl, combine milk, cherries, cherry juice and vanilla. Add flour and milk mixtures alternately to sugar mixture. Pour into a tube pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or bake in 3 layer pans for 45 minutes.