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Drain cherries thoroughly.
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Add salt, cream of tartar, almond flavoring, and vanilla to egg whites.
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Beat until foamy but not stiff.
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Beat in sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time.
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Sift flour 3 times and fold into mixture.
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Pour a layer in the bottom of an ungreased cake pan.
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Sprinkle in 1/2 cherries.
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Add remaining batter and top with remaining cherries.
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Bake in the oven at 325° for 50 minutes.
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Invert and allow to hang until cake cools and pulls away from sides of pan.
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Use whipped cream as frosting and top with whole cherries.