Chicken Cerise

Ingredients

• 3 (2 lb.) chickens, halved or split
• 2 c. canned red sour pitted cherries
• 6 Tbsp. butter
• 1 Tbsp. flour
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/8 tsp. ground allspice and cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. dry mustard
• 1 c. crushed pineapple
• 2 Tbsp. dark rum or 1 Tbsp. rum extract
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1/4 tsp. red food coloring
• paprika
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 c. hot cooked rice