BILLY BOY CHERRY PIE

2 cans (16 oz each) sour pitted cherries, drained, reserve juice
1 1/2 cups reserved cherry juice
1 1/2 cups sugar
dash salt
3 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 unbaked (9 inch) pie shell and top crust
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar for top of pie

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Drain juice from the cherries and measure out 1 1/2 cups juice; set aside.

Sift sugar, cornstarch, and salt together 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 crust. Sprinkle the top with 1 1/2 tablespoon of sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.

Servings: 8
Source: Great Recipes of the World, Southern Cooking