Margarita Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (9-inch) graham cracker pie shell
    1 envelope unflavored gelatin
    1 c. sugar
    1 tsp. salt
    4 eggs, separated
    1 c. lime juice
    1 tsp. grated lime peel
    1/3 c. tequila
    2 Tbsp. Triple Sec
    1/2 c. whip cream
    2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
Preparation
    Mix gelatin, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and salt in saucepan. In bowl, beat egg yolks and lime juice until foamy.
    Add to gelatin mixture.
    Cook over low heat, stirring until gelatin is dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes.
    Remove from heat.
    Stir in lime peel, tequila and Triple Sec.
    Chill until thickened, but not firmly set.
    In separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
    Slowly add 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
    Fold into chilled gelatin mixture. Pour into pie shell.
    Chill until set.
    Whip cream until peaks form; add powdered sugar.
    Top pie with cream.
    Decorate with lime twists.

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