Perfect Cherry Pie

Name: Perfect Cherry Pie
Ingredients: 1 pastry for double-crust pie; 3 cups frozen pitted tart cherries; 1 cup tart cherry juice; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca; 1 2/3 tablespoons cornstarch (5 tsp); 1/8 teaspoon almond extract

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Ingredients

1 pastry for double-crust pie
3 cups frozen pitted tart cherries
1 cup tart cherry juice
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
1 2/3 tablespoons cornstarch (5 tsp)
1/8 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

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["Thaw cherries until most of the free ice has disappeared. Drain off the juice; measure and stir it into mixture of sugar, tapioca and cornstarch in saucepan. Heat rapidly until thickening is complete. Boiling is not necessary. Set aside to cool.", "Add cherries and extract to cooled, thickened juice. Pour filling into pastry-lined 9\" pie pan. Cut vents and adjust top crust; flute edges.""