Grandma's Cherry Delight Pudding

1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup cherry juice
1 cup pitted cherries  (bing preferred)
1 tsp soda dissolved in 1 tablespoon of boiling water
1/2 cup pecans  (optional)


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Sift dry ingredients, then add egg, butter, and cherry juice.  Mix well and add cherries, nuts, and soda/water mixture.  Pour into a greased 9X9 in pan.  Bake for 35 minutes.

Sauce-
1 cup brown sugar,
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon flour,
1/2 cup hot water or left over cherry juice

Put in saucepan and boil until thick.  Pour over hot cake, serve with whip cream.

Delicious!

From Grandma M.