1. cut up 4 cups peaches
2. put into bowl with 1/3 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp lemon juice (1 lemon). Stir well and put in fridge for one hour.
3. Cook pie shell and let cool.
4. Drain all liquid off peaches mixture and reserve liquid in a one cup measuring cup. Set peaches aside.
5. Fill up measuring cup with water until liquid and water equal one cup
6. in a pan combine ½ cup sugar and 3 Tbsp. cornstarch. Mix with water and juices.
7. Cook on high heat until boiling. Will thicken.
8. Add 2 Tbsp. butter, pinch of salt, and 1/8 tsp. almond extract.
9. Put peaches into mixture and stir. Dump into pie shell.