Instructions: For shell, preheat oven to 200. With mixer at high speed beat together egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until foamy. Add food colouring.

Beat in sugar, 1 Tbs. at a time, until stiff peaks form. Using spoon or pastry bag with star tip spread or pipe meringue into bottom and sides of 9" pie pan, building up rim 1" above pan. Bake 1 hour or until meringue is set. Turn off oven; let meringue stand in oven until dry, at least 2 hours. Meanwhile, for filling make pudding with skim milk, let set. When pudding has set fold in 2 cups cool whip lite. Pour into prepared crust. garnish with 2/3 cup cool whip using star tip and doing a criss cross pattern on top of pie and pipe a ring around the top of the crust.. Place jelly beans at the crosses.

4 Egg Whites
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Cream Of Tartar
2 Drops Red Food Coloring
1 Cup Sugar
1/3 Cup Hazelnuts lightly toasted
Filling
3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
1/4 Cup Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 Cups Milk
6 Ounces Semisweet Chocolate finely chopped 1 1/4 Cups Heavy Cream
1 Cup Whipped Cream sweetened
1/2 Cup Jellybeans optional

NOTES : Meringue "weeped" and made a soggy mess.[Gordon]

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