2 sticks butter
1/2 c. Crisco
3 c. flour
3 c. sugar
2 tbsp. vanilla, butternut flavoring (imitation)
5 lg. eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts
1 sm. jar of maraschino cherries, drained
1 sm. can milk (Carnation)

Beat butter and Crisco until fluffy, add sugar 1 cup at a time. Add flavoring and salt. Then add one egg at a time, put milk in cup, then add water to make one cup, add milk and flour little at a time. Fold in nuts, add cherries. Grease and flour pan (bundt). Put in cold oven turn on to 300 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. Don't open oven for at least 2 hours. Don't use self-rising flour.