Brandy Spiced Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

• 1 fine sweet pumpkin, stewed until soft and dry
• 6 eggs, beaten light
• ¼ pound butter
• ½ pint milk
• pounded ginger
• nutmeg
• ¼ cup brandy
• sugar to taste
• pie crust paste

Method

1. 1 Stew the pumpkin until soft and dry, then rub it through a sieve to create a smooth pulp.
2. 2 Mix the pumpkin pulp with beaten eggs, butter, milk, ginger, nutmeg, brandy, and sugar.
3. 3 If the mixture is too liquid, stew it further to dry it out.
4. 4 Line a shallow dish with pie crust paste around the edges and bottom.
5. 5 Pour in the mixture, decorate the top with twisted bits of paste, and bake until nicely browned.