Betty Crocker 1950s Bing Cherry Cup

simple food from a great time

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can cherries
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 -2  tablespoon cooking sherry, if desired (optional)
• 1⁄8 cup  chopped  nuts, if desired (optional)
• 1⁄8 cup  shredded coconut, if desired (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Drain cherries, reserving juice, and pour the juice into a saucepan.
3. Whisk the cornstarch in the juice.
4. Add lemon juice.
5. Cook over low heat, until thickened, stirring occasionally.
6. Pou cherries into a 1 quart baking dish.
7. Pour the thickened juice over fruit.
8. Heat 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven.
9. Pour 2 TBS of cooking sherry over the top, if desired.
10. Serve warm or chilled, plain or sprinkled with chopped nuts and/or shredded coconut.
11. Heat 20 minutes.