Pineapple Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

60 Ritz crackers
1/4 lb. butter, melted
8 eggs, separated
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 (No. 2) can crushed pineapple
1 small box lemon Jell-O
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Crush crackers and mix with melted butter.
Line bottom of 9 x 13-inch pan with 2/3 of this mixture.
Beat egg yolks until light. Add 3/4 cup of the sugar and pineapple, including juice.
Bring to a boil (2 or 3 minutes).
Remove from heat.
Add Jell-O.
Stir well.
Cool.
Beat egg whites stiff with 3/4 cup sugar.
Add vanilla.
Fold into cooled egg yolk mixture.
Pour into pan. Cover with remaining crumbs.
Chill 24 hours or overnight.