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San Jose, California Alumnae Chapter
Recipe Collection
Ingredients:
Crust:
1 stack of saltine crackers,
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/4 teaspoon each cinnamon and mace
6 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts, if
desired
Crush crackers and mix with all dry ingredients. Add to cracker mix and press into 9-10 inch pie pan. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Filling:
1 package gelatin
1/4 cup water or orange juice
3 eggs (separated)
1/2 cup of milk or egg nog
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon each ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon or 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Dissolve gelatin in 1/4 cup water or orange juice. Over double boiler, beat egg
yolks; stir in milk or egg nog, pumpkin, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and all spices. Cook
mixture until thickened. Add gelatin and mix thoroughly. Cool in refrigerator
for 10 minutes.
Beat egg whites with remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and fold into pumpkin mixture.
Pour into crust and chill.
Serve with whipped cream or Cool Whip.
This makes 8 servings.
Thanks to Laura Phillips for sharing this recipe.