Ingredients
1 pkg semi-sweet chocolate (8 squares)
1/4 c water
8 eggs separated
1 1/2 t vanilla
2/3 c sugar
Method
Butter a 9-inch pie plate, sprinkle with sugar. Melt chocolate with water in saucepan over very low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in egg yolks; add vanilla. Beat egg whites, gradually adding sugar until mixture forms stiff peaks. Stir a small amount into chocolate mixture, then fold chocolate mixture into remaining meringue mixture. Pour 4 cups into pie plate. Chill remaining mixture, bake mixture in pie plate at 350 deg. for 25 minutes or until just set. Cool slightly; chill 1 hour. (center will fall, forming shell.) Spoon chilled mixture into shell. Chill at least 3 hours.
