1 (8 oz.) jar maraschino cherries
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. nutmeg
3 eggs
1 stick soft butter
1 1/2-2 c. walnut meats
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 bourbon whiskey
1 c. sugar
2 tbsp. confectioners' sugar

Drain and chop the cherries and dry on paper towels. Chop the walnuts and mix with the cherries and 1/2 cup of flour in a small bowl. In another bowl, sift the remaining flour with the baking powder and the salt. In a third bowl, combine the nutmeg and the whiskey. Separate the eggs and set the yolks aside.

Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer at high speed until stiff; gradually add 1/3 cup of sugar, beating until stiff. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl beat the butter, the remaining 2/3 cup of sugar and the egg yolks for about 5 minutes or until fluffy. Slowly beat in the whiskey and the flour mixtures, alternately and a little at a time, and beat only until batter is smooth. With a rubber spatula fold in the cherries and walnuts, then fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.