1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease muffin cups. 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cherries, baking powder and salt. 3. In a separate bowl, mix milk, oil, cherry juice, egg, and almond extract. 4. Make a well in the dry ingredients and stir in liquid just to moisten. 5. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. 6. Combine almonds and remaining sugar; sprinkle over batter. 7. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. 8. Cool 10 minutes before removing from muffin cups. 9. Makes 12 muffins Recipe by: Nothin but Muffins Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #661 by Diana Stephens on Jul 8, 1997