Cherry Pie, Billy Boy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (16 oz.) cans sour pitted cherries
1 1/2 c. cherry juice, drained from the cherries
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
3 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell and 1 top crust
1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar (for top of pie)

Preparation

Drain juice from the cherries and measure out 1 1/2 cups juice. Sift sugar, salt and cornstarch and mix with the juice. Place mixture in the top of a double boiler and cook for 5 minutes to thicken. Stir to prevent sticking.
Add the butter and almond extract. Remove from the heat. Add the cherries. Pour the mixture into the pie shell and top with the other pie crust.
Sprinkle the top with 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar. Bake at 400\u00b0 for 45 minutes. Serves 8.