1/4 c  Butter or margarine,melted        1/4 c  Milk
     2 oz Unsweetened chocolate,            1/2 ts Vanilla
          -melted                           1/2 c  All-purpose flour
   2/3 c  Sugar                               1 cn Cherry pie filling
     1 lg Egg                           
-CHOCOLATE CRUST-
    24    Chocolate wafers                    3 tb Butter or margarine,melted
FROSTING
   1/2 c  Semisweet chocolate chips,          2 ts Whipping cream
 Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well.
 Add flour and nuts; beat well. Spread batter into crust. Bake in a
 350’F. oven until top looks dry and feels firm when gently touched,
 18-20 minutes. cool; spread top with frosting. When frosting is cool,
 transfer cherries from can with a slotted spoon to top dessert.
 *** CHOCOLATE CRUST *** Finely crush chocolate wafers to make 1 1/4
 cups crumbs; pour into a 9″ pie pan. Mix with 3 tablespooons melted
 butter or margarine and press firmly over pan bottom and up side.
 Bake in a 350’F. oven until darker brown at rim, 8-10 minutes, cool.
 *** FROSTIMG *** In a 1- to 1 1/2 quart pan over low heat, stir 1/2
 cup semisweet chocolate baking chips with 2 tablespoons whipping
 cream just until snooth. Use warm.
 ~ Gale Franko, Pullman, Washington
                
                 Yields       
                8 servings