1 1/2 c Sour cream, scalded
1 1/2 tb Corn-starch
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1 c Chopped nuts
1 c Sugar
Few grains salt
1/4 ts Cloves
3 Egg whites, stiffly beaten
9 tb Powdered sugar
Combine sugar, corn-starch, salt, nutmeg, and cloves. Add to cream. Mix
thoroughly. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly, until thick and
smooth. cool. Add nuts. Pour into baked individual pastry shells. Fold
powdered sugar into egg whites. Pile lightly on top of pastry. Bake in slow
oven (325 F) 20 minutes.
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6 Servings