Cherries Jubilee (Fantabulous) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (30 ounce) cans whole bing cherries, in their juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup kirsch (warmed) or 1/4 cup cognac (warmed)
2 pints vanilla ice cream

Preparation

In a small dish, combine a little cherry juice with sugar and cornstarch.
In a skillet, heat the juice from the cherries over medium heat.
Add cornstarch mixture.
When juice thickens, add the cherries to warm them through.
Pour in warmed liqueur, then carefully flame the skillet to burn off the alcohol.
Remove cherries from heat.
Scoop vanilla ice cream into large cocktail glasses or dessert dishes and spoon cherries and their juice down over the ice cream.
Serve immediately.