Eggnog Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tsp. unflavored gelatin
1 tsp. cold water
1 c. milk
1/2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. whipping cream (measure before whipping)
nutmeg to taste
baked pie shell

Preparation

Soak gelatin in cold water.
Scald milk in top of double boiler.
In a bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt.
Mix well. Add to scalded milk and cook until mixture is thick and smooth, about 15 minutes.
Stir a small amount of the mixture into beaten egg yolks.
Add egg yolk mixture to remaining mixture in boiler. Cook a few minutes longer.
Add butter and gelatin.
Stir.
Cool and then add vanilla.
Fold in whipped cream and pour into baked pie shell.
Sprinkle generously with nutmeg.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
This pie can be frozen.