Cherry or peach cobbler

1. Preheat oven to 450 °F. drain cherries or peaches, reserving ¼ cup juice.
2. Discard the remaining juice.
3. Combine fruit and lemon juice and set aside.
4. In a saucepan, combine sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg; stir in reserved fruit juice.
5. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently about 2 minutes.
6. Remove from heat and add fruit and vanilla.
7. If using cherries, stir in almond extract instead of the vanilla.
8. Pour into an ungreased 8 inch square baking pan. for topping, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until crumbly.
9. Stiri in enough milk to moisten.
10. Drop by tablespoonfuls over fruit mixture.
11. Bakei at 450°F for 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown.
12. * we like doubling the dough recipe.
13. If you do, bake at 400 °F.
14. For 20 to 25 minutes.