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Key Lime Pie from Lionlady

Source of Recipe

by Pam/lionlady/EDC, from Joys of Jello


List of Ingredients

1 3-oz. pk Lime Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 - 2 tsp. grated lime rind
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 egg, separated
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. Angostura (key ingredient)
few drops green food color, if desired


Recipe

Dissolve jello in boiling water, add rind, lime juice. In a small bowl, beat egg yolk slightly, slowly stir in jello. Add condensed milk and bitters. Stirring well. Refrigerate until thickened.

Beat egg white until stiff peaks form. Fold into jello mixture. Add food coloring. Pour into a baked and cooled pastry crust OR a chocolate crumb crust... If using a ready made crumb crust, the filling won't all fit.