Self Saucing Cherry Pudding


From my grandmother's recipe file.

Steps


Spread the drained cherries evenly in the bottom of a deep 9 x 9 greased baking dish.
To prepare batter , cream together the 3 / 4 cup sugar and butter until well blended , then stir in milk.
Sift 1 cup flour , baking powder , and salt over creamed ingredients.
Combine thoroughly until batter is smooth.
Turn batter over cherries and smooth evenly with back of spoon.
To make topping , mix together 1 / 4 cup sugar and 2 1 / 2 tbsp flour.
Sprinkle it evenly over top of batter.
Pour reserved cherry liquid in a 2 cup measure and add enough water to make 1 1 / 2 cups of liquid.
Heat this liquid in a saucepan until boiling , then remove from heat and stir in red food colouring.
Slowly , with a back and forth motion , pour liquid all over top of batter.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Ingredients


cherries, white sugar, butter, milk, flour, baking powder, salt, water, red food coloring