Cherry Upside Down Cake-- G.Birr

TOP** 1/4 c Margarine

1/2 c Sugar

2 c Cherries--sour best

CAKE PORTION ** 1 1/2 c Flour

1/2 c Sugar

2 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

1 Egg

1/2 c Milk

3 tb Shortening--melted

Melt the 1/4 c. margarine in a 9" pan. Add cherries mixed with the 1/2 c. sugar. To make cake, mix the flour, 1/2 c. sugar, baking powder, salt, 1 beaten egg, 1/2 c. milk and 3 tablespoons of melted shortening. Bake about 30 mins in a 400 degree oven. IMMEDIATELY after baking, invert and put on a serving plate! **This is an old receipe of my grandmother`s. There were no baking times, oven temperatures and few measurements in the original receipe!