Recipe: No-Bake Pineapple Pie (using whipped evaporated milk and Jell-O)

NO-BAKE PINEAPPLE PIE

1 (3 ounce) package lemon Jell-O
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup hot water (or canned pineapple syrup and water)
1 cup undiluted Carnation Evaporated Milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup well-drained canned crushed pineapple
1 (9 inch) graham cracker shell (recipe follows)

Dissolve lemon Jell-O and sugar in 1 cup hot water. Chill until thickened and syrupy (20-25 minutes).

Meanwhile, chill evaporated milk in refrigerator tray until soft crystals form through milk (15-20 minutes).

Whip chilled evaporated milk until stiff (about 1 minute); add lemon juice. Continue whipping until very stiff (2 minutes longer).

Fold whipped evaporated milk into chilled Jell-O mixture. Fold crushed pineapple into gelatin-whipped Carnation filling. Spoon into crust. Chill pie 2 hours, or until firm.

GRAHAM CRACKER SHELL:
Mix 1 1/2 cups crushed honey graham crackers with 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter. Line sides and bottom of 9-inch pie plate.

Makes 1 (9-inch) single crust pie)
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Vintage recipe flyer: New No-Bake Pies, Carnation Evaporated Milk, not dated (maybe 1960's)