Pineapple Posy Pie

Ingredients

• 1 -9 inch graham cracker crust
• 1 (6 ounce) can pineapple juice concentrate, frozen
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 cup water, cold
• 4 egg yolks, beaten till thick and creamy
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons orange rind, grated
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup heavy cream, whipped
• 30 pineapple tidbits
• 6 maraschino cherries

Recipe

• 1 soften gelatin in water at least 5 minutes.
• 2 simmer pineapple juice in a saucepan over low heat until it is reduced to 1/2 cup. cool.
• 3 beat egg yolks into pineapple juice. stir in gelatin and 1/2 cup sugar.
• 4 place pineapple mixture in the top of a double boiler. cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
• 5 remove from heat. stir in salt and orange peel.
• 6 chill until mixture thickens, but do not let it set. it usually takes about 45 minutes.
• 7 beat egg whites until frothy, then gradually add 1/4 cup sugar while continuing to heat. beat until stiff peaks form.
• 8 fold in whipped cream.
• 9 fold egg mixture into pineapple mixture, and spoon filling into cool pie shell. chill.
• 10 garnish with 6 pineapple flowers made by arranging 5 pineapple tidbits around a maraschino cherry center.