Pat's grandmother holiday recipe! Consider this the dessert equivalent to that cranberry dressing they go on and on about on NPR[what's NPR, some kind of fancy olive oil?] every year. This is something you'll actually eat!

In top of double boiler, beat egg yolks slightly; add pumpkin, milk, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and spices. Stir while cooking. As mixture begins to thicken; in a cup, dissolve gelatin in water. Pour into pumpkin mixture, stir in well. Remove from heat. Place top of pot (containing the pumpkin mix) in a sink of cold water to cool. While mixture sits, mix in a small bowl egg whites and remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Beat to peaks. Fold egg whites into cooled pumpkin mix. Pour into a cooled, pre-baked pie shell. Chill in fridge to set.