Eggnog Pie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon rum flavoring
• 1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup whipping cream or 1 envelope whipped topping
• 4-8 sliced maraschino cherries (optional)
• 1 9-inch baked pie crust

Directions

1. 1

   Mix together the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Stir well.

3. 3

   Slowly mix in milk; heat and stir till it boils and thickens.

4. 4

   Stir about 1/2 cup hot mixture into egg yolks.

5. 5

   Pour back into sauce pan while stirring until it returns to boil.

6. 6

   Remove from heat.

7. 7

   Add nutmeg, almond, rum and vanilla flavorings.

8. 8

   Chill until quite syrupy.

9. 9

   In a small bowl whip cream until stiff.

10. 10

    Fold into chilled mixture.

11. 11

    Fold in cherry slices.

12. 12

    Pour into pie shell and chill.