*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                               Key Lime Pie

Recipe By     : New Joys of Jello
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts                         Pies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      ounces        Lime Jello
   1      cup           water -- boiling
   2      teaspoons     lime rind -- grated
     1/2  cup           lime juice
   1                    egg yolk -- well beaten
   1 1/3  cups          sweetened condensed milk
   1      teaspoon      aromatic bitters*
   1                    egg white
          drop          green food coloring -- optional
   1                    baked 9" pie shell -- cooled

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add lime rind and juice. Pour slowly into
beaten egg yolk, stirring constantly. Add condensed milk and bitters. Chill
until slightly thickened. 
Beat egg white until stiff peaks will form. Fold into gelatin mixture. Add
food coloring. Pour into pie shell. Chill until firm-about 3 hours. Garnish
with lime slices or prepared whipped topping, if desired.

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NOTES : *can possibly by found in liquor store. I did not use and pie turned
out great without bitters