1/2 c. Crisco
2 sticks butter
3 c. sugar
1 sm. can canned milk and water to make 1 c.
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
5 eggs
1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, cut in half and rolled in flour
3/4 c. walnuts, broken
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla butternut flavoring

Cream shortening, add sugar and salt, add eggs one at a time, add milk and flour alternately ending with the flour. Blend well, add flavoring, cherries and nuts. Pour into greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 300 degrees for electric oven, 325 degrees for gas oven. Start in a cold oven. Bake 1 hour and 45 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR WHILE CAKE IS BAKING.