Black Bottom Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

20 to 25 chocolate wafers, crushed
5 Tbsp. margarine, melted
4 eggs, separated
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. plain flour
2 c. milk
2 (1 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
2 tsp. vanilla
1 envelope gelatin
1/4 c. cold water
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 c. sherry
1/2 pt. heavy cream
half and half, whipped
grated chocolate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 275\u00b0.
Mix crushed chocolate wafers and margarine.
Press into a 10-inch pan; bake for 10 minutes.
Cool. Make custard of egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, flour and milk.
Cook in double boiler until thick.
Melt chocolate.
Add 1 1/2 cups custard and 1 teaspoon vanilla; spread over chocolate crust.
Add gelatin, dissolved in cool water, to remaining warm custard.
Beat egg whites.
Add 1/2 cup sugar and cream of tartar.
Fold whites into custard.
Add the sherry.
Spread over black bottom.
Chill. Top with whipped cream and grated chocolate.