Daisy Nitcholas
Family lineage for this recipe:
Daisy Nitcholas (Other Mama)
Wanda Southerland (Gran Gran)
Michael Southerland (Grandpaw)
Jason Southerland (Daddy)
you children
2 cans cherries, packed in water
1/2 C water, reserved from the cherries
2 pinches backing soda
3 C sugar, divided
1/2 C flour
sliced buter
2 refrigerated pie crusts
sprinkle of milk
sprinkle of sugar
Drain the cherries; reserving the juice. Combine the cherries, baking soda, 2 C sugar, and cherry water in a pan and bring to a boil. Combine 1 C sugar and the flour and stir into the boiling mixture. Cook down until mixture is thick. Pour mixture into a pie shell.
Places slices of butter on top of filling. Place top crust on pie and cut slits to allow the steam to escape. Sprinkle to top crust with milk and sugar.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Cover the edges of the crust with foil or pie shields and bake another 15-30 minutes or until crust is browned.
Daddy grew up on this pie. Grandpaw (Michael Southerland) really likes this too! This is the sweetest pie Mommy has ever tasted. :) Mommy has several memories of Aunt Kimby making this during Christmas for family get togethers.
Love Always,
Mommy
