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      Title: George Washington's Gingerbread Cream Pie
 Categories: Cakes, Pies, Fruits
      Yield: 6-8 servings
 
    1/3 c  Butter
      1 c  Molasses
      1    Egg; unbeaten
  1 1/4 c  Flour
    1/2 ts Soda
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Ginger
      1 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 ts Cloves
    1/2 c  Milk

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      1 tb Gelatin
    1/4 c  Cold water
      1 c  Milk
      1 c  Sugar
        ds Salt
      2 tb Corn starch
      1 lg Egg; well beaten
    1/2 ts Vanilla
    1/2 c  Apricots; fine chopped
 
  CAKE: Cream together butter and molasses; add unbeaten
  egg; blend well; add sifted dry ingredients alternately
  with milk; beat until smooth.
  
  Pour batter into sprayed 9" round cake pan or
  springform. Bake at 350 F for 40 minutes. When cool,
  remove from pan; split in half. Put together with the
  following filling:
  
  FILLING: Soak gelatin in cold water for 10 min. Heat
  milk to scalding in top of double boiler (or med.
  saucepan set into large saucepan). Stir in mixture of
  sugar, salt & corn starch; cook in top of double boiler
  until mixture begins to thicken. Add vanilla and apricot
  to beaten egg, then add to the mixture in the double
  boiler. When slightly thickened, stir in gelatin until
  dissolved. Chill until mixture jells (around 1 1/4
  hour).
  
  When filling is firm enough, spread between layers of
  gingerbread. If desired, top with whipped topping.
  
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