Key Lime Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 serving size) pkg. Jell-O brand lime flavor gelatin
1 c. boiling water
1 to 2 tsp. grated lime rind
1/2 c. lime juice
1 egg yolk, well beaten
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. aromatic bitters
1 egg white
1 baked 9-inch pie shell, cooled

Preparation

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water; add lime rind and juice. Pour slowly into beaten egg yolk, stirring constantly.
Add condensed milk and bitters.
Chill until slightly thickened.
Beat egg white until stiff peaks will form.
Fold into gelatin mixture. Pour into pie shell.
Chill until firm, about 3 hours.
Garnish with lime slices or whipped topping, if desired.