Irish Potato Pie

Name: Irish Potato Pie
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 2 cups half-and-half or light cream; 2 cups mashed potatoes (whipped smooth with no lumps); 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon Irish whiskey, brandy, or sherry (optional); 1 unbaked 10-inch deep-dish pie shell with high fluted edge; Freshly grated nutmeg; Toasted slivered almonds

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"This recipe, with slight adjustments, was brought over “on the boat” by the cook’s great-great-aunt in the 1880s. When asked why she had brought a potato pie (rather than a fruit pie) recipe with her, she’d answer that she had hoped that America would have an abundant supply of potatoes, as in Ireland there was “nary a sound potato to be had there. May God bring them back." Of course, God did, and we celebrate that with the fine legacy of Aunt Bridget's potato custard pie. —Mary Cummings, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, The Old Farmer's Almanac Recipe Contest..."

INGREDIENTS

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3 eggs

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2 cups half-and-half or light cream

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2 cups mashed potatoes (whipped smooth with no lumps)

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1 cup sugar

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1 tablespoon Irish whiskey, brandy, or sherry (optional)

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1 unbaked 10-inch deep-dish pie shell with high fluted edge

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Freshly grated nutmeg

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Toasted slivered almonds

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