Cherry Pie
A vintage handwritten recipe card for a Cherry Pie, originally from the December 1982 edition of Southern Living. The ingredients for this recipe include sugar, cornstarch, red tart pitted cherries, red food coloring, and almond extract. This recipe make one 9-inch pie.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 16-ounce cans red tart pitted cherries
- 3-4 drops red food coloring
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- Pie crust
Method
- Combine sugar and cornstarch.
- Drain cherries, reserving 3/4 cup of juice.
- Stir juice into sugar and cornstarch mixture.
- Add food coloring.
- Cook until thickened.
- Stir in cherries and almond extract.
- Spoon into pastry shell - bake.
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Notes
Yield: 1 - 9-inch pie.