Black Cherry Jello Dish
["2 cans sweet dark cherries, drained and juice reserved", "1 3/4 c. sugar", "1 tsp. almond extract", "3 (3 oz.) boxes black cherry jello", "4 c. water", "1 (20 oz.) can pineapple tidbits, drained", "1/2 lb. cream cheese, diced", "1/2 c. broken pecan pieces", "sweetened whipped cream (optional)"]
["Drain the two cans of cherries. Place cherries in a bowl. Put the juice and the sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pull from heat and add the almond extract. Pour the cherry juice mixture over the cherries and cover with film. Refrigerate overnight in refrigerator."]
["sweet dark cherries", "sugar", "almond extract", "black cherry jello", "water", "pineapple tidbits", "cream cheese", "pecan", "whipped cream"]