Place in a mixing bowl
Two and one-half cups of sifted flour,
Two tablespoons of baking powder,
One teaspoon of salt,
One-half cup of sugar.
Sift to mix. Now rub in one-half cup of shortening and mix to a dough with three-quarters cup of water. Roll out one-quarter inch thick and fill with the prepared cherries. Roll as for jelly roll and then place in a well-greased and floured pan. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty-five minutes, basting every ten minutes with syrup made from
One-half cup of brown sugar,
Three-quarters cup of boiling water.
To prepare the cherries: Stone two pounds of cherries and place in a saucepan and add
One cup of brown sugar,