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Bake a 9-in pastry shell. Cook pumpkin, top of double boiler 10 minutes. Stir occasionally. Mix egg yolks, sugar and 1/2 cup milk. Add to pumpkin with salt and spices, melted butter. Stir, cook 15 minutes until custard consistency. Remove from heat, soften gelatine in cold water 5 minutes. Add to hot mixture, stirring until dissolved, chill. When mixture begins to set beat egg white until stiff, beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar gradually. Fold into pumpkin mixture, and pour into pastry shell and chill. |