This section is from the book "The Table: How To Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It", by Alessandro Filippini. Also available from Amazon: The Table: How To Buy Food, How To Cook It And How To Serve It.
Procure two pounds of fine, sound cherries; pick off the stalks, then stone them with the hands, and place them in a vessel with four ounces of powdered sugar, mixing well. Have ready a lined pie-plate, fill it with the cherries, arrange the strip around, and proceed the same as for pineapple pie (No. 1087), then serve.
 
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