2 sticks butter
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
5 eggs
3 c. flour
1 c. milk
1 c. chopped nuts
1 jar maraschino cherries, cut in half and well drained
1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. vanilla butternut flavoring

Cream butter, shortening, sugar and salt. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add flour and milk alternately, ending with flour. Fold in flavoring, cherries and nuts. Grease a tube pan (large). Start in cold oven and do not open oven door until done.

Bake at 325°F for 1 hour and 35 minutes. Remove from pan soon after taking from oven and cool on wire rack (inverted).