cherry sauce

Categories: Desserts; Country wom
Yield: 1 servings

Measure	Ingredient
1 can	Red cherries, 16 oz, pitted, tart, juice reserved
¼ cup	Sugar
2 tablespoons	Cornstarch
1 tablespoon	Butter or margarine
¼ teaspoon	Vanilla extract
	Few drops red food coloring,
	Optional
	Sponge cake, pound cake or
	Ice cream

Drain cherries and set aside. Add enough water to juice to equal 1-¼ cups. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in juice.

Cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Remove from the heat. Stir in butter, vanilla, cherries and food coloring if desired. Serve warm over cake or ice cream. Yield: 4-6 servings Recipe By : Country Woman