Recipe - Nesselrode Pie

1 One fourth cup Milk
One fourth teaspoon Salt
4 Eggs,separated
Sugar
1 pack Gelatin,unflavored
2 tablespoon Rum
1 teaspoon Lemon peel,grated
6 ounce Candied fruit,mixed

PIE CRUST
1 One half cup Grahamcracker crusts
6 tablespoon Butter or margarine,melted
One fourth cup Sugar

1. In 2quart saucepan, with wire whisk or fork, beat milk, salt, egg
yolks, and 3 tablespoons sugar until blended. Sprinkle gelatin evenly over
eggyolk mixture; let stand 1 minute to soften gelatin slightly. Cook over
mediumlow heat, stirring frequently, until gelatin completely dissolves
and mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon, about 15
minues (do not boil or mixture will curdle). Remove saucepan from heat;
stir in rum and lemon peel. Cover and refrigerate until custard mounds
slightly when dropped from a spoon, about 40 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, prepare 9" pie crust as directed below but do notbake; set
aside.
3. In large bowl, with mixture at high speed, beat egg whites until soft
peaks form; gradually sprinkle in One fourth cup sugar, beating until sugar
completely dissolves and whites stand in stiff peaks. Gently fold gelatin
mixture into beaten whites with 1 container mixed candied fruit (about 1/2
cup). Spoon filling into crust. Refrigerate pie until filling is set, about
2 hours.
4. To serve, garnish pie with remaining mixed candied fruit.
*** PIE CRUST ***
1. Preheat oven to 375'F. If you would like to make your own grahamcracker
crumbs, pulverize crackers in blender or in food processor with knife blade
attached as manufacturer directs; or place them in sturdy plastic bag and
roll into fine crumbs with rolling pin.
2. In pie plate or bowl, mix crumbs with remaining ingredients. If you
like, set aside 3 tablespoons mixture for topping. With hand, press mixture
onto bottom and up side of pie plate.
3. Chill piecrust well; Fill as recipe directs or with chilled pie filling;
top with reserved crumb mixture or garnish as recipe directs.

Miscellaneous recipes from the collection of Mike Orchekowski.
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