ANGEL PIE . . . a chewy meringue favorite from my mother!

12 saltines rolled fine	12 dates cut up (use kitchen scissors)
1/2 C chopped walnuts	1 scant tsp baking powder
3/4 C sugar		1 scant tsp extract (almond, lemon or orange)
			3 egg whites, beaten stiff but not dry

Mix together and add extract (your preference).
Fold in egg whites. Spread mixture in buttered pie plate.
Bake in 350o oven (325o if glass) for 30-minutes.

Serve warm or cold - with ice-cream, fresh fruit or whipped cream.

DO NOT REFRIGERATE before serving or it becomes too hard to cut!

   "Be an angel in someone else's life!" Harriette C. Hayter

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