Categories: Pies 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      3    Egg whites                               Syrup 
    1/4 c  Granulated sugar                    1 ts Vanilla 
    3/4 c  Coarsely chopped blanched         1/3 c  Sifted confectioners' sugar 
           Almonds, toasted                1 1/2 c  Heavy cream, whipped 
    1/3 c  Maraschino cherries, cut                 . . . 
           In fourths                          1    Recipe Vanilla-wafer Crust 
      2 tb Maraschino-cherry               
  
  Has a frozen confection filling with a Christmas garden of cherry 
  poinssttias and gumdrop holly atop 
   
  Beat the egg whites till foamy, add the granulated sugar gradually and beat 
  till stiff. Fold in the almonds cherries, cherry syrup, and vanilla. Fold 
  confectioners' sugar into whipped cream; fold into the first mixture. Pour 
  into Vanilla-wafer Crust and freeze firm. Garnish top with cherry 
  poinsettias and gumdrop holly leaves. 
   
  Vanilla-wafer Crust: Combine 1 1/4 cups fine vanilla-wafer crumbs and 1/3 
  cup melted butter or margarine. Press into buttered 9-inch pieplate; chill 
  till firm, about 45 minutes. 
   
  Cherry poinsettias: The stem mark of maraschino cherry will be the center 
  of flower. Holding cherry at stem end, use sharp scissors to snip it in 
  sixths from opposite end not quite through. Spread "petals" out around stem 
  mark. 
   
  Gumdrop holly leaves: With rolling pin, roll green gumdrops to 1/8 inch on 
  a little sugar between sheets of waxed paper. Snip out holly-leaf shapes.