Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1-8 t. salt
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 T. gelatine
• 1% cup grated unsweetened chocolate
• 1% t. nutmeg
• 1% cup granulated sugar
• 3 T. cold water
• 3 egg whites, beaten
• 1 cup sweetened whipped cream

Method

1. 1

   Heat milk in double boiler with nutmeg.

2. 2

   Beat egg yolks with sugar and salt until light.

3. 3

   Pour the hot milk over the egg mixture; return to double boiler and cook until the consistency of thick cream.

4. 4

   Remove from heat; add the gelatin which has been soaking in cold water.

5. 5

   Add vanilla.

6. 6

   Cool.

7. 7

   When cool and ready to set, beat the egg whites stiffly and fold in.

8. 8

   Pour the mixture into a baked pie crust.

9. 9

   Set in the refrigerator.

10. 10

    When thoroughly cold, cover with whipped cream, sprinkling with grated chocolate.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Wilkes County Home Demonstration Club cook book (1947) by N.C.) Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs (Wilkes County, page 48. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOCOLATE PIE 2 eggs 1 T. flour 2 T. butter 1 t. vanilla 1 square chocolate 1 cup white sugar % cup canned milk Melt together chocolate and butter. Cream sugar and egg yolks. Add flour and mix well. Add chocolate mixture and milk, Add vanilla. Bake in moderate oven (350 F.) Mrs. C. H. M. Tulbert Millers Creek Club y PUMPKIN PIE 1 pie shell *% cup sugar 1 T. butter 4 t. allspice 1 cup cooked pumpkin YM cup rich cream or milk y% t. cinnamon 2 eggs Cook and strain pumpkin, using the measure of fine pulp. Place in a bowl and thin with half the milk. Mix in lightly beaten eggs and melted butter. Mix thoroughly the spices with sugar. Stir into first mixture. Add enough of the remaining milk to reduce to batter-like consistency. Pour into pre- pared pastry shell and place in oven for about 15 minutes or until shell has browned. Reduce heat and bake for about 30 minutes. Mrs. Coley Layal! Pleasant Ridge Club CHOCOLATE PIE 2 cups milk 1-8 t. salt 3 egg yolks 1 T. gelatine % t. vanilla 1% cup grated unsweetened chocolate 1% t. nutmeg 1% cup granulated sugar Te sesa ls 3 T. cold water 3 egg whites, beaten 1 cup sweetened whipped cream

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