Bessie's Pumpkin Pie
Aunt Bessie was a great cook, a dry wit, and had fantastic posture!  Maybe her pies had something to do with all that.
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2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1 can pumpkin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger
1 can (16 oz) evaporated milk
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
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Aunt Bessie - AKA Mary Holdaway
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Combine ingredients in order given; pour into pie shell.
  3. Bake 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.  Bake an additional 45 minutes or until knife comes out clean.