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Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

I hope everyone is enjoying Thanksgiving Week here at Mystery Lovers' Kitchen! Now, what's Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie, right?  Believe it or not, I didn't like pumpkin pie when I was growing up.  We didn't have it at Thanksgiving because my father didn't like it either.  I don't remember what we had instead...possibly Italian pastries since my father's side of the family is Italian.

This recipe comes from my late mother-in-law, and it was the first pumpkin pie that I actually liked (I've long since been converted to all kinds of pumpkin pies!).  I think she got the recipe off a box of Knox gelatin a couple of decades ago.  It's lighter than traditional pumpkin pie and is very easy to make although you have to allow plenty of time for it to chill during the various steps.


1 baked 9" pie crust
1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin
3 eggs yolks
1 1/2 cups pumpkin (the plain kind)
1/4 white sugar

Combine the gelatin, brown sugar, spices, milk, water, egg yolks and pumpkin in the top of a double boiler.  Place over boiling water and heat, stirring occasionally, for approximately 10 minutes until gelatin is melted and mixture is heated through.  Chill until mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon.

Beat egg whites until stiff then beat in white sugar.  Stir into chilled pumpkin mixture and pour into baked pie shell.  Chill until firm (approximately six hours.)  Serve topped with whipped cream if desired. Pumpkin, spice, egg mixture Place over boiling water Decorate with whipped cream if desired Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

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