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!