INGREDIENTS
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1 cup sugar
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1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
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6 cups fresh or frozen pitted tart cherries (about 3 1/2 pints fresh, picked over)
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1 tablespoon Frangelico or Di Saronno Amaretto
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
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5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
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2 tablespoons sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup milk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream