2 c. finely crushed vanilla wafers
1/2 lb. butter
2 c. sifted powdered sugar
1 c. whipping cream
1/2 c. crushed nuts (almonds or walnuts)
1/2 c. chopped maraschino cherries

Spread 1 cup wafers in a 9 inch pan. Cream butter with powdered sugar (at low speed). Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating mixture vigorously (at high speed). Separation normal. stir in the nuts.

Spread mixture over the crushed wafers. Sprinkle 3/4 cup wafer crumbs over this. Whip the cream until thick. Add the chopped cherries. Spread over the crumbs. Sprinkle the additional 1/4 cup of crumbs over the top. Garnish with whole cherries. Refrigerate 12 hours or more. For Christmas use half and half, green and red cherries.