Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1 1/2  cups          sugar
   4      tablespoons   cornstarch
     3/4  cup           juice from cherries
   3      cups          canned pitted tart red cherries -- (water pack)
   1      tablespoon    butter
     1/4  teaspoon      red food coloring
                        pastry for 2-crust 9" pie

Preparation:

Combine 3/4 cup sugar with cornstarch. Stir in cherry juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, till mixture thickens and bubbles; cook 1 minute longer. Add remaining sugar, cherries, butter, and food coloring. (Mixture will be very thick.) Let stand while preparing pastry. Line 9" pie plate with pastry; fill. Adjust top crust, cutting slits for escape of steam. Bake at 400 for 55 minutes.