Mincemeat Ice-Cream Pie

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups finely chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 1 (9-ounce) package dry mincemeat
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• Garnishes: toasted chopped pecans, ground cinnamon

Preparation

1. Stir together first 3 ingredients; press into bottom of a well-greased 9-inch pieplate.
2. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
3. Bring mincemeat and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; boil 3 minutes. Cool. Spread mixture into crust.
4. Stir together ice cream and next 4 ingredients; spread over mincemeat. Freeze 8 hours. Remove from freezer, and let stand 20 minutes before serving. Garnish, if desired.