Famous Pumpkin Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 (16 oz.) can pumpkin
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 (13 oz.) can evaporated milk or 1 2/3 c. half and half
9-inch unbaked pie shell with high fluted edge *

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0.
Combine filling ingredients in order given; pour into pie shell.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Reduce temperature to 350\u00b0 and bake an additional 45 minutes or until knife inserted into center of pie comes out clean.
Cool. Garnish, if desired, with whipped topping.