Seasons of Violet

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the sun. Ecclesiastes 3:1

Upjohn Pumpkin Torte

This is the original recipe with my changes, suggestions and notes in parens.

1 pkg graham crackers - about 10 (I use 1-1/4 cup crumbs.)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter (Use the real stuff.)

• Mix together.
• Press into a 9 x 13 pan.

2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
8 oz. cream cheese (pre-softened to room temperature)

• Mix together and pour on crust. (I use electric mixer to get it smooth.)
• Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.

2 cups pumpkin (I use 15 oz can pumpkin. NOT pumpkin pie mix.)
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
dash salt

• Cook to a boil.
• (I microwave it two minutes at a time, wisking after each two minutes.)
• (It's hard to tell when "boil" happens in the microwave. Mixture will be noticably thicker.)

1 envelope plain gelatin
1/4 cup cold water.

• Stir in gelatin and water while (pumpkin) mixture is still hot.
• Cool.

3 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar

• Beat egg whites with sugar until stiff.
• Fold into pumpkin mixture.
• Spread on cheese layer.

8 oz. whipping cream

• Top with whipped cream or Dream Whip.
• Chill.

(I use real whipping cream whipped with a couple of tablespoons sugar and a teaspoon vanilla.)

(This recipe was created to be sinful. Don't try to change it into something healthy. For the intended results you need real butter, real sugar, real cream cheese - not lowfat, real eggs, and whole milk.)
(No nutritional information. If you have to know, you shouldn't be eating this.)