Filling For Cherry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can red, tart cherries
3/4 to 1 c. sugar
4 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. juice (from draining cherries)
1 Tbsp. butter
3 drops red food coloring
1/4 tsp. almond extract

Preparation

Drain cherries into separate bowl.
Put cherries and all ingredients, except butter, into saucepan.
Cook slowly until thickened.
Pour into unbaked 9-inch pie shell.
Add pieces of butter.
Top with lattice top.
Bake as usual.