Old Fashioned Cherry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. juice from cherries
3 c. canned tart red cherries, drained and pitted
1 Tbsp. soft butter
4 drops almond extract
pastry for a 9-inch lattice top pie

Preparation

Heat oven to 450\u00b0.
Combine sugar, flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Stir in juice.
Cook and stir over medium heat until thick; cook 1 minute longer.
Add cherries, butter, extract and 10 drops of red food coloring.
Let stand.
Make pastry.