Preheat oven to 325 F.
Sift together:

2 cups sifted, all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt

Stir in:

1 cup chopped pecans

Cream together:

1 cup butter
« cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tsp rum flavouring

Blend in dry ingredients.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls. (Dampen your palms to shape them, if desired)
Place a half a red or green maraschino cherry in the centre.
Place about 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated 325 F (160 C) oven for about 20 minutes.
When baked, roll immediately in sifted icing sugar.
When cool roll again in sifted icing sugar before serving.

(Distributed by The St. Catharine Citadel, St. Catharines, ON, Canada)