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    Key Lime Pie with Gingersnap Crust


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    Yields: One 9-inch pie

    For the crust
    Combine in a medium bowl: 1/3 cup (2.5 oz.) butter (melted and cooled), 1 cup of ginger snap crumbs and 1 cup of graham crumbs. Combine all ingredients until well incorporated.
    Transfer to a 9-inch aluminum pie tin or 9-inch regular pie dish. Press crumbs on bottom and sides (all the way to the rim) of pie dish. Pre-bake at 350 degrees regular oven for 8 min. Cool for 15 min.

    For the pie
    Combine in a large bowl: 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 5 egg yolks, 1/2 cup of lime juice, squeezed and strained. Whisk egg yolks into condensed milk. Stir in lime juice until just combined. Fill cooled crust with filling. Bake at 325 degrees regular oven for 20-25 minutes, or until set. Do not allow pie to brown or bubble.

    Old Fashioned Lemon Ice Cream
    (Martha Macdougal - Portland, Maine)

    Yields: 3 cups of ice cream

    In a medium bowl combine: Finely grated rind of 1 large lemon (or two small lemons), 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 cup of sugar.

    Combine all ingredients until well incorporated. Gradually stir in: 2 cups of light cream and 1/8 teaspoon salt.After mixing well, pour into vintage aluminum ice cube tray (without the cube insert) or a shallow rectangular container (with approx 2 1/2 to 3 cup capacity).
    Freeze until solid around the outside and mushy in the middle.Stir well with a wooden spoon, then cover and continue to freeze until firm.

    Note: Ice cream will not set completely if the middle process of stirring the mixture isn't performed.

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