Categories: Pies, Desserts, Sauces, Holiday 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
---------------------------------NUTTY PIE--------------------------------- 
      1 tb Sliced almonds 
      3    Eggs 
      1 c  Sugar 
      1 ts Baking powder 
    1/4 ts Salt 
      1 ts Vanilla 
      1 c  Graham cracker crumbs 
      1 c  Chopped walnuts 
           Vanilla ice cream 
 
-------------------------------CARAMEL SAUCE------------------------------- 
      1 c  Packed brown sugar 
    1/4 c  Granulated sugar 
    1/2 c  Corn syrup 
      1 c  Evaporated milk 
        pn Salt 
    1/2 ts Butter 
  
  Pie: 
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  Preheat oven to 350 F. 
   
  Sprinkle the almonds on the bottom of a greased or sprayed 9-inch pie 
  plate. Beat the eggs; then add the sugar, baking powder, salt, and 
  vanilla, mixing until thoroughly blended. Fold in the graham cracker 
  crumbs and walnuts. Pour the mixture over the almonds in the pie plate and 
  bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 25 to 30 minutes, being careful not to 
  overbake. Serve topped with the vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. 
   
  Caramel Sauce 
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  Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, corn syrup, evaporated milk, 
  salt and butter in the top of a double boiler and cook over boiling water 
  until the sugars dissolve and the mixture is smooth and a bit thickened. 
  Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. 
   
  Recipe from: Fitzwilliam Inn, Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire 
  Source: Yankee Magazine's Christmas in New England, 1995