Recipe - Chocolate Bavarian Cream Pie

1 One half cup Chocolate Wafer Cookies;
crushed
One half cup Butter; melted
1 tablespoon Gelatin
One fourth cup Cold Water
3 Egg Yolks; slightly beaten
One half cup Sugar
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 cup Milk; scalded
3 Egg Whites; stiffly beaten
1 cup Whipping Cream; whipped

Mix crushed wafers and butter together and pat into a buttered 8 x 11inch
cake pan. Chill.

Soften gelatin in cold water and set aside. In top of double boiler combine
eg yolks, sugar, salt, and milk. Add custard to gelatin mixture and cool.
Fold stiffly beaten egg whites, whipped cream, and vanilla into
gelatincustard mixture. Pour into crust. May be garnished with additional
cookie crumbs. Chill for several hours before serving.

Source: "Mountain Measures" Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974

Recipe by: Mrs. David J. Christenses Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #669 by
Bill Spalding billspa@icanect.net on Jul 13, 1997