Black Bottom Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) pie crust (baked or crumb)
1 Tbsp. gelatin in 1/4 c. cold water
2 c. rich milk (half and half)
4 eggs, separated
1/2 c. sugar
4 tsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 oz. melted unsweetened chocolate
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. rum or rum flavoring
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 c. sugar
1 c. heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Preparation

Soak gelatin in cold water.
Scald milk.
Combine sugar and cornstarch.
Beat egg
yolks
until
light.
Stir
scalded milk into egg yolks.
Using a whisk, slowly add sugar mixture. Cook in double boiler,
stirring
until
mixture heavily coats spoon, approximately 20 minutes.
Remove 1 cup custard and add melted chocolate.
Add vanilla.
Pour into pie crust.