Chocolate Pie Is the Best She’s Ever Eaten

“I received this recipe from a dear friend of mine 25 years ago,” Ruth Rosenberg writes. “It is the best and easiest chocolate pie I have ever eaten.”

EASY CHOCOLATE PIE

1 (6-ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces

3 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons sugar

4 eggs, separated

1 baked (8- or 9-inch) pie crust

Whipped cream, optional

Melt chocolate pieces, milk and sugar in saucepan. Add 4 egg yolks, 1 at a time, stirring until all ingredients are well blended. Cool.

Beat 4 egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into chocolate mixture. Pour into baked pie crust. Chill. Top with whipped cream. Makes 8 servings.

--RUTH ROSENBERG

Saratoga, Calif.

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