Categories: Pies, Desserts 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      3    Egg whites 
      1 c  Sugar 
      2 tb Sugar 
      2 ts Vanilla 
      1 c  Crisp round cracker crumbs 
  1 1/2 c  Pecans (chopped) 
      1 c  Heavy cream 
    1/4 ts Almond flavoring 
  
  Beat egg whites until foamy.  Add 1 cup sugar a little at a time, beating 
  after each addition.  Add 1 teaspoon vanilla.  Continue beating until 
  mixture holds soft peaks. Mix cracker cumbs and 1 cup pecans.  Fold into 
  meringue mixture a little at a time.  Spoon mixture into an 8" pie plate tp 
  form a shell.  Pull up mixture into peaks around edge of plate with mack of 
  spoon.  Spread evenly.  Bake in a moderate oven, 350 F, for 30 minutes. 
  Cool thoroughly on a wire cake rack.  Mix cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 
  teaspoon vanilla and almond flavoring.  Whip until thick and shiny. Spoon 
  into cold pie shell. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans round edge 
  of cream.  Using a sharp knife, cut like a pie. 
   
  Makes 6 - 8 servings 
   
  SOURCE: Mama's Favorite Recipes (Frances Turfitt) Shared by Nancy Coleman