Black Bottom Pie - 1

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1/4 cup	59ml	Cold water
1		Baked pastry shell
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla extract
1 tablespoon	15ml	Unflavored gelatin
6 oz	170g	Semi-sweet chocolate bits
2 cups	474ml	Scalded milk
4		Egg whites
4		Egg yolks - beaten
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar

Recipe Instructions

Combine cornstarch and 1/2 c sugar. Slowly add milk to egg yolks, then stir into sugar and cornstarch mixture. Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until it coats spoon.

Remove from heat, add vanilla. Remove one cup of this custard mixture and stir in chocolate bits until melted. Pour chocolate mixture into pastry shell and chill.

Soften gelatin in water and add to remaining hot custard; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add flavoring. Chill until slightly thickened.

Beat eggs whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar while beating, until stiff. Fold custard/gelatin into egg whites and pile over chocolate layer in pie shell.

Chill until set and garnish with chopped walnuts.

Source:
Mrs. Henry D. Chaplin

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