Perfect Cherry Pie

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

• 4-5 tablespoons ClearJel

• 1/8 teaspoon salt

• 1-1/4  cup white sugar

• 4 quart pitted cherries

• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Butter

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400° F. Place bottom crust in pie pan.
In a large mixing bowl combine tapioca, salt, sugar, cherries and extracts. Let stand 15 minutes. Turn out into bottom crust and dot with butter. Cover with top crust, flute edges and make vents in top. Place pie on a oven pie guard.

Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.