Cream margarine and sugar. Add salt and unbeaten egg; mix until light and fluffy.

Sift flour, measure and sift together with baking powder.

Drain juice from bottle of maraschino cherries into a measuring cup. Add enough milk to this to make 1 cup liquid in all.

Add sifted dry ingredients and milk alternately to creamed mixture.

Chop drained cherries, fold into batter.

No nuts called for in this recipe. Add some if you wish.

Turn into well greased loaf pan.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until it tests done.