Fruit Pie
Ingredients
- 3 recipes pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
- 1 14 1/2 oz. can pitted sour red pie cherries
- 1 21 oz. can cherry pie filling
- 4 C. dried currants
- 3 C. dried cranberries
- 2 16 oz. cans gooseberries
- 6 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 2 1/4 C. white sugar
- 1 Tbs. ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbs. almond extract
- 3 Tbs. butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.. In a large bowl, mix together cherries, cherry pie filling, currants, cranberries, gooseberries, apples, sugar, cinnamon, and almond extract. Allow to set 15 minutes. Spoon equal amounts of fruit mixture into 3 pastry- lined 9 inch pie pans. Dot each pie with 1 Tbs. butter. Cover each pie with top pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents in tops. Bake in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, until golden brown.
Yield: 24 servings






