Recipe - Cabinet Pudding

2 Boxes (small) vanilla
wafers; rolled
Roll to crumbs
1 cup Nuts; cut in small pieces
1 pt Cream; whipped
4 Eggs; separated
One half cup Whiskey or less; if desired
1 pt Cherries; cut up fine
7 tablespoon Sugar
1 Envelope unflavored gelatin

Separate eggs; beat egg yolks. Add sugar and cook a few minutes until
thick. Dissolve gelatin in a little water. Add to egg mixture. Fold in
vanilla wafer crumbs, cherries and nuts. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold
into mixture. Whip half the cream; fold this into mixture. Pour into a
pyrex dish. Chill. Serve with whipped cream on top.

From A Taste of Louisiana. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.