cranberry meringue pie

Ingredients For cranberry meringue pie

• 1 1/2 cups fine vanilla wafer cookie crumbs (from about 40 cookies)
• 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 2 cups Brandied Cranberry Sauce, recipe follows
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 heaping teaspoon finely grated lime zest
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
• 3 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
• 6 cups fresh cranberries
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 2/3 cups brandy