• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 (8-oz) bottle maraschino cherries
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Combine shortening, sugar, salt and eggs in a medium mixing bowl; beat well, and set aside.

Combine flour and baking powder; mix well.

Drain cherries, reserving liquid. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with reserved cherry liquid, mixing well after each addition.

Stir in cherries and pecans. Spoon into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack and cool completely.