Sour Cherry Pie

By miss5elements

Recipe contributed by Vikki Gremel of Seward, Nebraska.

"If it weren't for the pitting, this would be the easiest pie on earth to make. Don't tell anyone I said it, but canned cherries are a whole lot faster & the taste is actually not half bad." I think I will try frozen organic cherries, thank you. :)

Here's a trick from the novel that might help with pitting cherrie: "Use a paper clip. You just unfold it, stick it in, and pull the pit right out."

Ingredients

• 4 c pitted sour cherries
• 3/4 c sugar
• 3 T [flour or arrowroot]

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place ingredients in lg saucepan & cook over med heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a slow boil & thickens.
2. Let cool for 10 min, then pour mixture into piecrust, & cover w/top crust.
3. If you've got the time to make a lattice, there's nothing prettier than those red cherries peeking out at you from between the cracks.
4. Bake @ 425 for 10 min, then lower temperature to 350 & cook for 30 min more or until done.