Cherry Bread

CHERRY BREAD 1 6-oz jar maraschino cherries 1/2 c. chopped nuts 2 c. sifted flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 egg 3/4 c. white sugar 2 Tbsp. melted butter milk Drain cherries well. Add enough milk to cherry juice to make 1 cup. Cut cherries in half, add nuts and sprinkle with 1/4 c. of the flour. Sift remaining flour with baking powder. Beat egg and sugar together till thick and fluffy. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk/juice mixture. Add melted butter. Fold in cherries and nuts. Turn into greased loaf pan. Bake at 325F. about 60 minutes.