Recipe - Lemon Cherry Nut Mousse

One half cup Whole natural almonds
1 Envelope unflavored gelatin
3 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 cup Granulated sugar; divided
1 cn (12oz) evaporated milk
1 cn (21oz) cherry pie filling
and topping
2 teaspoon Grated lemon peel
One fourth teaspoon Almond extract
4 Egg whites

Spread almonds in single layer on baking sheet. Bake in an oven heated to
350 degrees for 1215 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly
toasted. Cool and chop finely.

Sprinkle gelatin over 3 tablespoons water in small heavy saucepan. Let
stand 2 minutes until gelatin has absorbed water. Stir in lemon juice and
One half cup sugar; stir mixture over low heat until gelatin and sugar have
completely dissolved and liquid is clear.

Pour evaporated milk into a large mixing bowl; stir in cherry pie filling,
lemon peel and almond extract. Stir in dissolved gelatin mixture, mixing
thoroughly.

Chill until mixture is thick and puddinglike in consistency.

Beat egg whites until light and frothy. Gradually add remaining sugar.
Continue beating until stiff meringue forms. Fold meringue into cherry
mixture. Gently fold in chopped almonds.

Spoon mousse into 8 serving bowls. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or
overnight before serving. Makes 8 servings, 265 calories each.

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From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained
lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM
Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.