Instructions: Combine butter, chocolate, sugar, egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well.

Add flour and nuts; beat well. Spread batter into crust. Bake in a 350F. 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 350F. 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.

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