Instructions: Preheat oven to 300 f. Combine crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and margarine. Press into 9" springform pan. In large mxer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy.

Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, then eggs, 3 T. kirsch and 1 tsp. vanilla until smooth. Chop 1/2 cup cherries. Toss with flour. Stir into cheese mixture. Pour into pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until set. Cool. Chill. In saucepan, combine cornstarch, 1 T. sugar, reserved cherry syrup, 1 T. kirsch and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Cook and stir until thickened. Cool. Halve remaining cherries and add to sauce. Chill. Serve with cheesecake. Refrigerate leftovers.

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