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                                           [IMAGE] KEY WEST, FL
                                                     
Frequently Asked Questions w/ Answers

   Nov 14, 1994 
    
    
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Table of Contents

    1. -- Welcome and General Information
    2. -- Key West, an Overview 
       
        * Where is Key West? 
                
        * How big is Key West? 
                
        * What is the population of Key West? 
                
        * What is the Conch Republic? 
                
        * What is Cayo Hueso? 
                
    3. -- JB and his activities in the Keys 
       
        * Where is Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe? 
                
        * What's Margaritaville's food like? 
                
        * Does Jimmy live in the Keys? 
                
        * What is the Coconut Telegraph? 
                
        * How do I reach the Coconut Telegraph? 
                
    4. -- Visiting the Keys 
       
        * Is Key West a Resort? 
                
        * Where is a Good/Cheap place to stay? 
                
        * What should I do while I am in the Keys? 
                
        * Besides JB, who are some other celebrities in Key West? 
                
        * What/When is Fantasy Fest? 
                
    5. -- Important Addresses and Numbers 
    6. -- Key Limes and Key Lime Pies 
       
    
    
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1. Welcome and General Information

   This FAQ is published every two weeks in alt.fan.jimmy-buffett, 
alt.answers
and news.answers.
   This FAQ was written to answer the frequent questions regarding 
about Key
West, Florida that
   appear in NetNews postings. The intent of this article is to 
provide
accurate information
   regarding the Keys. This FAQ is available from rtfm.mit.edu. WWW 
users can
point their favorite
   viewer to: The Key West FAQ Page which is part of a good collection 
of
Jimmy Buffett Web pages. 
   
   This FAQ makes no attempt to answer questions regarding JB or his 
music.
For answers to those
   questions, see the FAQ titled "alt.fan.jimmy-buffett" Part 1 and 
Part 2.
They are posted to
   alt.fan.jimmy-buffett about once a month. 
   
   Disclaimer 
   I'm not paid by anyone listed below to promote them. I am not 
attempting to
market or advertise
   any establishment listed in this FAQ. I will try to keep this 
information
as accurate as
   possible; however, information does change from time to time, and I 
can't
be responsible for
   errors that may occure. Please send any corrections or comments to
rwm@mpgn.com. Questions
   regarding the recipies at the end should be directed to 
21329KAD@msu.edu.
Fins Up!
   
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2. Key West, an Overview

    Where is Key West?
    
   Key West is the last island in a chain of islands extending 
southwest of
Miami FL that one can
   drive to. Key West is 159 miles SW of Miami and 90 miles north of 
Havana.
To get to Key West,
   upon arriving at Miami, jump on US1 south, and drive!!! Optionally, 
you
could fly into Key West
   International Airport (EYW). It is serviced by Comair:The Delta 
Connection,
USAir Express, and
   American Eagle. Key West is further south than Nassau, Bahamas. 
(BTW: Key
West, FL 24.5 N 82.8 W
   for those with GPS's).
   
    How big is Key West?
    
   The island is quoted by several sources as being either a 1 mi X 3 
mi
island, or 2x4, or 3x5. The
   differences vary depending on if some adjacent islands are 
included, such
as Stock Island,
   Fleming Key, and Dredgers Key. 
   
    What is the population of Key West?
    
   Just as the size of the island changes, so does the population. The 
1990
Census listed the
   population of the City of Key West as 24,832. The population for 
the entire
Keys (not all of
   Monroe county) is listed as 78,024. (Source: Key West Citizen -- 
Florida
Keys Almanac, August
   1994 derived from the 1990 Census).
   
    What is the Conch Republic?
    
   In 1982, the US Border Patrol placed a road block on US1 just 
before one
crosses over into Key
   Largo for the purpose of catching drug traffic, illegal aliens, 
etc.
Traffic jams to and from the
   Keys built up in large proportions. Tourism basically died off. 
Several
folks got together and
   formed the nation of "The Conch Republic", and seceded from the 
Union. The
Conch Republic
   instantly surrendered to the United States and requested $1 Million 
in
foreign Aid. The publicity
   stunt was successful in ending the road blocks. But to not let a 
good thing
end. The Conch
   Republic Flag still flies in the skies above the Keys. Conch 
Republic
passports are also issued.
   
    What is Cayo Hueso?
    
   Cayo Hueso is Spanish for "Island of Bones". When Ponce de Leon 
first
arrived at Key West, the
   island was littered with bones from the Indians who had lived here. 
The
term "Key" is most likely
   an Anglicization of Cayo. It isn't clear if "West" is derived from 
Hueso
(pronounced way-so) or
   if the term "West" has to do with the geographical location of Key 
West.
   
    
    
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3. JB and his activities in the Keys

    Where is Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe?
    
   Jimmy Buffett's Margritaville Cafe & Gift Shop 
   500 Duval St. 
   Key West, FL 33040
   
   Drive down US1 until you get to Key West, turn right (staying on 
US1 on
Roosevelt Blvd., which
   will eventually turn into Truman Ave. Turn right on Duval (after 
passing
MM1). Then go about 5
   blocks. The Cafe/Store will be on your left.
   
    What's the food like?
    
   As with any restaurant, they have their specialties, and their 
weaknesses.
They have their good
   days and their bad. If you are a Buffett fan, then you have to go 
there
just out of principle.
   Main menu attraction: "Cheese Burger in Paradise"
   
    Does Jimmy live in the Keys?
    
   He owns a house in Key West, however his primary residence is 
reported to
be split between
   Nashville, TN and West Palm Beach, FL.
   
    What is the Coconut Telegraph?
    
   The Coconut Telegraph is the official News Letter for JB. You can 
subscribe
to it by writing or
   calling. There is a small fee, but like any thing else the terms 
are
subject to change.
   
    How do I reach the Coconut Telegraph?
    
   The Coconut Telegraph 
   424 Fleming St. 
   Key West, FL 33040 
   (305) 292-8402
   
    
    
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4. Visiting the Keys

   Before I start answering these questions, there is a small amount 
of
commentary that must be
   stated. Key West, and the Keys are a most wonderful place. They are 
so
wonderful because of the
   natural habitat of the area. 
   
   [Rob places a soap box out on the deck, and stands up on it. He 
clears his
throat, and begins to
   speak in his best TV Evangelist voice. As the sound waves approach 
your
ears, you remember that
   a shark fin holding two beer cans is strapped to his head!]
   
   Our Coral Reef is one of the best on the planet to explore, but it 
is very
fragile. Just touching
   the reef can cause measurable damage to the local ecological 
system.
Captains and boat owners who
   run their boats around on the reef pay enormous fines for the 
damages.
Respect the reef, the
   coral and other life out there.
   
   Throwing trash in our waters is even more damaging. Large fines are
assessed to those caught
   littering the ocean. The fish you eat is caught in our local 
waters.
Remember that before you let
   a friend toss a piece of trash into the water.
   
   As you drive through the Keys, remember that many endangered and 
protected
species live here. The
   most noticeable is the Key Deer. When you approach Big Pine, speed 
limits
drop and they are
   STRICTLY ENFORCED. You would really hate to spend your vacation in 
our
jails for hitting one
   of the deer. As a side note, even at the speed limits, driving 
through Big
Pine requires care. I
   was driving the required 25 MPH or less, when I rounded one curve. 
Two Key
Deer were standing in
   the median. I slowed down, but as I passed the deer, one bolted. 
Luckily
for me, the doe bolted
   the other way. Even though I was obeying the law, it could have all 
been
over in the bat of an
   eye!
   
   Enough of the commentary!!!!!
   
   [Rob gets off of the soap-box, places it in a safe place, sips his
Margarita, and continues to
   field questions]
   
    Is Key West a Resort?
    
   No! Hilton Head Is. SC is a resort. Key West is a small town where 
people
work and live. People
   are born here, and live here all their lives. There are schools, 
and car
dealers, and other
   things that a small town would have. Key West's main industry is 
tourisim,
but the island is not
   littered with time-shares and golf-courses. It is a peaceful sub-
tropical
fishing village.
   
    Where is a Good/Cheap place to stay?
    
   There are too many places and they change their rates too often to 
keep
track of. The best bet is
   to get a AAA Tour Book of Florida or call the Key West Chamber of 
Commerce
(305-294-2587). There
   is an 800 number that one can call (800) FLA-KEYS. It is reported 
to be the
Chamber of Commerce,
   possibly out of Key Largo, that provides information on all the 
Keys.
   
    What should I do while I am in the Keys?
    
   In a David Letterman Style Top 10 List:
   

    10. Rent a bike and ride around the island.

     9. Visit the various museums and touristy places, such as Mel 
Fisher's, 
        The Key West Lighthouse, East & West Martello Forts, Fort 
Jefferson,
        Fort Zachary Taylor, etc.

     8. Bake at the Beach During the day/Party your brains out at 
night on
        Duval Street.

     7. Jet Ski/Wave Runner/ParaSail/WindSurf or other similar 
activities.

     6. Visit famous spots, such as Margaritaville Cafe, Kelly's 
(Kelly
        McGillis' place), Sloppy Joes, Hemmingway House, Audubon 
house, etc.

     5. Take either the Conch Tour Train or Old Town Trolley Tour.

     4. Go Deep Sea Fishing or take another cruise/party boat.
        (Please support "Catch and Release".  If your not going to eat 
it,
         let it go!!)

     3. Scuba/Snorkel at the Reef
        (Look, don't touch!!!!)

     2. Sunset at Mallory Square
        (This is an ABSOLUTE MUST!!  You miss this, you've missed Key 
West,
         and best of all.... It's Free!!!!!)

     1. Rest and Relax.

   No matter what you do, when you get here, park your car, and rent a 
a
Scooter or bicycle. There
   is little or no parking downtown, and parking can even be hard to 
find at
the beaches. You will
   get where you are going just as fast, and you won't have parking 
problems.
   
    Besides JB, who are some other celebrities in Key West? (and the 
Keys)
    
   Since I suspect that famous people like privacy, addresses will be 
given
out. Besides JB, Kelly
   McGillis owns a restaurant called Kelly's. Madonna supposedly owns 
property
in Key West. Dennis
   Conner's "Stars and Stripes" runs daily cruises out of Lands End 
Marina.
Dan Marino is trying to
   bring a sports bar to Key West. Other famous people include Boog 
Powell,
Kurt Russell & Goldie
   Hawn, Jim Neighbors, and John Hersey.
   
    What/When is Fantasy Fest?
    
   Fantasy Fest is an annual festival held in the streets and 
establishments
of Key West. The
   Festival is best described as Key West's Mardi Gras. There are 
parades,
wild costumes (to no
   costumes), music, dancing in the streets and so on. Fantasy Fest is 
held
the last week of
   October, with the main events happening on Friday and Saturday of 
Halloween
Week. Each year the
   Fest has a theme. The 1994 Fantasy Fest was held Oct 24 - Oct 30. 
The 1994
theme is "Mystical
   Myths and Twisted Tales". The 1995 theme is "Tinseltown Dreams ... 
Lights,
Camera, Fantasy" which
   should produce quite an show.
   
   The 1994 Fantasy Fest lived up to everyone's expectations. Most all 
the
restrictions placed on
   the 1993 Fest was lifted for this years festival. The estimate for 
the
Rolling Rock Twilight
   Fantasy Parade was over 55,000 people lining Duval and Whitehead. 
The crowd
was the densest
   between Sloppy Joe's and Maragritaville with some locations so 
packed with
people that the float
   that I was walking with had trouble getting down the street.
   
    
    
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5. Important Addresses and Phone Numbers

   The Key West Chamber of Commerce 
   Old Mallory Square 
   Key West, FL 33040 
   (305) 294-2587 
   (800) FLA-KEYS (maybe Key Largo, but covers all the Keys)
   
   The Key West Citizen (Newspaper) 
   3420 Northside Dr. 


   Key West, FL 33040
   (305) 294-6641 
   
6. Key Lime Pie Recipes

   Q. Is there a recipe for Key Lime Pies?
   
   A. Oh yea!!! Thanks to Kim Dyer (21329KAD@msu.edu) for her efforts 
in
collecting these recipes.
   

    
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    (Editor's comment:  I would REALLY recommend calling Key West Aloe
    telephone +1 305 294 5592 or 800-327-5866 and ordering some juice
    if you can't find it locally and you want to do this RIGHT.  And
    if you are actually IN the keys, you can occasionally buy REAL Key
    Limes from people selling them along the roadside.  They look like
    small, unhealthy lemons ... but taste WONDERFUL.  In a pinch you 
can
    use a mixture of 1/2 lemon juice 1/2 lime juice.  Not as good, but
    better then straight lime juice.)
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    Low-Fat Key Lime Pie
    
    1 can Low Fat Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
    1 small container EggBeaters (2 eggs worth)
    1/2 cup key lime juice
    unbaked pie shell
    
    Combine EggBeaters and the condensed milk.  Slowly add the
    key lime juice.  Pour into prebaked pie shell. Bake at 400
    degrees for 10 minutes.
    
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    Key West Power Squadron Key Lime Pie
    
    1/3 - 1/2 cup key lime juice
    4 eggs separated
    1 can (14 oz) condensed milk
    9 inch pie shell (pre-baked or graham cracker)
    
    Combine milk and egg yolks.  Beat with electric mixer at low
    speed.  Slowly add lime juice and continue beating until well
    blended.  Pour into pie shell.  May top with meringue or
    whipped cream and a little grated lime rind.
    Refrigerate overnight
    
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    Key West Power Squadron - no egg Key Lime Pie
    
    1 can condensed milk
    1/2 cup key lime juice (approx.)
    8 oz cream cheese
    12 oz cool whip
    2 prepared pie shells (pre-baked or graham cracker)
    
    Blend milk and cream cheese until smooth. Add lime juice and
    mix thoroughly.  Add thawed cool whip. Pour into two pie shells.
    Garnish with grated lime rind.  Refrigerate 6 hours
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    Key West Woman's Club Heavenly Lime Pie
    
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    1/4 tsp cream of tartar
    4 eggs, separated
    1/8 tsp salt
    1/2 cup key lime juice
    1 pint whipping cream
    
    Preheat oven of 275 degrees. Grease 9 inch pie tin.  Mix 1 cup
    sugar and cream of tartar.  Beat egg whites until stiff.  Add
    sugar mixture and beat until blended.  Spread mixture in pan.
    Bake in middle of the over for 1 hour.  Cool.  Beat egg yolks
    slightly with 1/2 cup sugar, lime juice and salt.  Cook over
    boiling water until very thick. Cool.  Whip cream and fold
    half of it into the lime mixture.  spread in shell. spread
    remaining cream over top.  Chill for 12 hours.
    
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    Key West Women's Club Key Lime Pie Supreme
    
    1 pound butter
    4 cups sugar (plus 2 tablespoons)
    12 whole eggs
    12 separated eggs
    2 cups key lime juice
    4 baked 9" pie shells
    
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Cream the butter and 4 cups of 
sugar.
    Add 12 whole eggs and 12 egg yolks, 1 at a time.  beat until 
smooth.
    Add the lime juice.  place mixture in pie shells. Bake 30-35 
minutes
    until filling is firm.
    
    To make meringue, beat 12 room temperature egg whites with 2 table
    spoons of sugar until stiff peaks form.  Heap on pies and return 
to
    oven until brown.
    
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    Key Lime Pie  (varient #1)
    
    A. The Pie Crust.
    For 9" crust
    1 Cup Flour (Wondra if possible)
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/3 cup & 1 tbls crisco
    mix together then add 3 tbls cold water
    keep mixing
    roll out dough on floured board, put in pie pan bake at pre heated 
375
    degree oven for 10 mins or until slightly brown
    
    B. The Filling
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    Juice (Not from bottle) from 1 1/2 limes (Key Limes if possible)
    grate out side skin of one lime
    3 eggs
    2 tbls corn starch
    2 tbls flour
    2 cups milk (yes milk)
    1 tbls butter
    mix together then cook in double boiler not direct heat or it will 
burn
    keep stirring until thick, about 20 - 25 mins.
    
    C. now the Merange
    start with 2 tbls sugar
    1 tbls corn starch
    1/2 cup water
    cook on direct heat until it thickens and gets clear
    set aside to cool
    
    Next
    3 egg whites
    3 tbls sugar
    1/2 tsp cream of tartar
    beat on high until smooth then add the stuff from above you set 
aside
    beat some more on high until fluffy
    
    
    NOW: Put pie filling in pie crust, put merange on pie bake at 300 
degress
    for 10 mins then at 350 until merange browns
    Take out cool and enjoy.
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    Key Lime Pie (varient #2)
    
    4 whole, large eggs - separated
    14 oz condensed milk
    1/2 cup key lime juice
    2 teaspoons sugar
    1/3 teaspoon cream of tartar
    1 9 inch pie crust
    
    Preheat over to 350 degrees.  Beat the yolks in a bowl until
    thick.  Add condensed milk and beat until blended.  Add lime
    juice slowly, mixing well.  Pour custard into pie shell.
    
    Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.  Add sugar and cream
    of tartar.  Spread meringue on custard.  Bake 15 minutes or
    until golden brown.
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    Key Lime Pie (varient #3)
    
    1 teaspoon unflavored geletin
    1/2 cup Key lime juice
    2 eggs, separated
    1 tablespoon sugar
    14 oz condensed milk
    1 9" baked pie shell
    
    Dissolve geletin in lime juice.  In a separate bowl, beat the egg
    yolks and 1/2 tablespoon of sugar until lemon colored.  All the
    geletin mixture and condensed milk.  beat well. In glass or
    metal bowl beat the egg whites and 1/2 tablespoon sugar.  Folk egg
    whites into egg yolk mixture. Pour into baked pie shell.  Chill.
    Sprinkle with grated lime peel if desired.
    
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    Key Lime Pie (varient #4)
    
    1 tablespoon unflavored geletin
    1/2 cup cold water
    4 eggs, separated
    1 cup sugar
    1/2 cup lime juice
    1/2 tsp salt
    2 tablespoons Angostura bitters
    grated peel of one lime
    1 9" pie shell - baked
    whipped cream for topping
    
    Place geletin in the cold water and let dissolve.  In separate 
bowl
    beat together egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, lime juice and salt. Cook
    in double boiler until mixture coats a spoon.  Remove from heat.
    Add geletin mixture.  Add bitters and lime peel. mix until thick.
    beat egg whites and 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.  fold
    into egg mixture.  Pour into baked pie crust.  Chill.  Spread
    with whipped cream before serving.
    
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    Key Lime Pie (varient #5)
    
    3 eggs, separated
    14 oz condensed milk
    1/2 cup key lime juice
    1/2 teaspoon sugar
    1 9" baked pie crust
    
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Beat together egg yolks and
    condensed milk.  Add lime juice and beat until smooth. Pour
    the mixture into baked crust.  To make meringue, beat the
    egg whites until stiff but not dry.  Add the sugar, beating
    constantly.  Swirl on the top of lime custard.  Bake until
    meringue is golden brown.
    
    
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    Key Lime Pie (varient #6)
    
    4 eggs, separated
    1 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon gelatin
         (dissolved in 1/2 cup ice water)
    1/2 cup lime juice
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 baked 9" pie crust
    
    Beat egg yolks until thick, add 1/2 cup sugar to eggs while 
beating
    slowly.  Andd salt, then lime juice, and beat well.  Cook in 
double
    boiler for 10 minutes or until thick.  Transfer cooked mixture to
    mixing bowl.  Add gelatin, beat for 5 minutes.
    
    Set aside to cool.  Beat egg white until stiff, add sugar and beat
    until you have a smooth consistency.  With a wooden fork, beat in
    egg white to the cooked mixture until all is well blended and 
there
    are no lumps of egg white.  Pour into a pre-baked pie shell, and
    chill in refrigerator.
    
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    Yetta Nuther Key Lime Pie
    
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    This very easy custard pie originated in the Florida Keys in the 
1800's
    when fresh ingredients other than the local limes were hard to 
come by.
    See the notes for information on some of the ingredients.
    "One 8-inch pie" "One 20-cm pie"
    "3" "eggs"
    "14 oz" "condensed milk" "400 ml"
    (one standard can)
    "4 oz" "Key Lime juice" "120 ml"
    "" "sugar"
    "1" "Graham cracker pie crust"
    
    1
    Separate the eggs.
    You'll be whipping the whites, so put them in a large enough bowl.
    2
    Combine the egg yolks, the condensed milk, and the juice, and stir
    until thoroughly combined.
    The acidity of the juice thickens the milk and eggs into a 
custard.
    3
    Add a pinch of sugar to the egg whites, and beat them until
    stiff but not dry.
    4
    Spoon the custard into the pie crust and even it out.
    5
    Spoon the beaten egg whites on top of the custard and even it out 
so
    it looks pretty.
    6
    Chill before serving.
    If you like, run the pie under a hot broiler for a minute until 
the egg
    whites are slightly browned.
    (This is primarily for appearance, it doesn't affect the flavor 
much.)
    
    Everybody in the Florida Keys seems to have a variant of this 
recipe.
    It shows up on postcards, place mats, lime juice bottles, and 
guide
    books.
    Some people fold a little of the beaten
    egg white into the custard to make it lighter.  Some put sweetened 
whipped
    cream on top rather than egg white.
    Some use two or four eggs.
    
    Traditionally, this pie is made from the juice of the Key lime, a 
small
    yellow citrus fruit quite different from the larger and more 
familiar
    Persian lime.
    Key limes are very sensitive to cold and in the U.S. have never 
been
    grown above the very southern tip of Florida.
    Bad weather and disease have killed off so many of them that
    the only remaining grove is a private one on one of the Keys, so 
you
    cannot buy Key lime juice in the U.S. any more.
    Key limes are still grown widely in South America and probably
    elsewhere on other continents.
    
    There is something called "Key West lime juice" sold in pint 
bottles
    which everybody uses instead now, which seems to be regular lime
    juice slightly concentrated.
    It's widely available in Florida and occasionally elsewhere in the 
U.S.
    It's also available via mail order from Key West Aloe,
    telephone +1 305 294 5592 or 800-327-5866.
    In a pinch, you can substitute regular lime juice, though it 
doesn't
    produce quite the bright yellow custard that traditionalists like.
    You may have to use extra juice, because Persian limes are less
    acidic than Key limes.
    
    
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    KEY LIME CHEESECAKE PIE
    
    Crust:
    1/2 of 15-ounce package all ready pie crusts
    1 teaspoon flour
    
    Filling:
    1 envelope Unflavored gelatin
    1/2 cup lime juice
    1 cup sugar
    2 eggs, beaten
    2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese softened
    1/4 cup (1/2 Stick) butter or margarine, softened
    1 cup whipping cream
    1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime peel
    Whipping cream, whipped, sweetened
    Lime slices
   
    Prepare pie crust with flour according to package directions for
    unfilled one-crust pie using 9-inch pie pan (See Note). Generously
    prick crust with fork.  Bake in preheated 450-degree oven 9 to 11
    minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.
    To make filling, in small saucepan, soften gelatin in lime juice
    5 minutes.  Blend in sugar and eggs. Over medium heat, bring 
mixture
    to a boil. Reduce heat. Boil gently 3 minutes, stirring 
constantly.
    In small bowl, combine cream cheese and butter; beat well. Pour in
    hot lime juice mixture; beat until smooth and well blended.
    Refrigerate until cool, about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    In medum bowl, beat 1 cup whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
    Fold in cooled lime juice mixture and lime peel.  Spoon into 
cooled
    pie crust. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.  Garnish with
    whipped cream and lime slices. Store in refrigerator.
    Makes 8 to 10 servings.
    NOTE: To form starburst design, trim dough even with edge of pan.
    Cut dough at about 1/2-inch intervals all around edges, making 
each
    cut 1/2 inch long. Fold each square in half diagonally to form a
    triangle, pressing lightly into dough to seal.
    
    
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    Key Lime Cheesecake
    
    1 1/4 c  Graham Cracker Crumbs               2 T  Sugar
      1/4 c  Butter or margarine, melted         1 t  Grated Lime Rind
        3 pk Softened Cream Cheese (8 oz)      3/4 c  Sugar
        3 ea Eggs                                1 T  Grated lime rind
      1/4 c  Key Lime Juice                      1 t  Vanilla Extract
        2 c  Sour Cream                          3 T  Sugar
        1 ea Fresh Strawberries (Optional        1 ea Lime slices 
(Optional)
    
    Combine crust ingredients and stir well.  Press crumb mixture 
evenly over
    bottom and up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.  Bake at 350 
degrees for 5
    to 6 minutes.  Let cool.
       Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy; gradually add 3/4 cup 
sugar,
    beating well.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each 
addition.
    Stir in lime rind, juice and vanilla.  Pour mixture into prepared 
pan.
    Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, or until set.
       Combine sour cream and 3 tablespoons sugar; stir well and 
spread evenly
    over cheesecake.  Bake at 500 degrees for 5 minutes.  Let cool to 
room
    temperature on a wire rack; chill at least 8 hours.  To serve, 
carefully
    remove sides of springform pan.  If desired, garnish with 
strawberries and
    lime slices.  Yield: one 9-inch cheesecake.
    
    
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    Key Lime Cheesecake #2
    
    1 8-ounce package cream cheese
    1 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
    1 12-ounce container of frozen whipped topping, thawed
    1 cup fresh lime juice (about 5 limes)
    1 baked 9-inch pie shell
    Lime slices and fresh mint leaves for garnish (optional)
    
    In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sweetened condensed 
milk and
    whipped topping. Stir in the lime juice until blended and mixture 
is thick
    and smooth. Immediately pour lime filling into pie shell. Pie can 
be
served
    at once, but for best flavor, chill for about 2 hours. Garnish 
with fresh
    lime slices and fresh mint leaves if desired.
    


