Pear And Sour Cherry Crisp - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 c. flour
    1 c. sugar, divided 1/3 and 2/3
    3/4 tsp. salt
    3/4 tsp. nutmeg
    9 Tbsp. butter or margarine
    2 lb. pears (about 4 large)
    16 oz. can pitted tart cherries (in juice)
    3 Tbsp. cornstarch
    1/4 tsp. almond extract
Preparation
    Heat oven to 375\u00b0.
    Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, salt and nutmeg.
    Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
    Peel and core pears and cut into chunks.
    Drain cherries.
    Combine pears and cherries with remaining 2/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and almond extract.
    Put fruit mixture in a 2-quart baking dish.
    Sprinkle crumb topping over fruit.
    Bake until golden, about 1 hour.

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