LEMONADE ICE CREAM PIE FROM THE GOOSEBERRY PATCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Set two 8- or 9-inch pie plates on the counter.
• Into each pie plate pour 1 1/2°C cracker crumbs and 1/4°C sugar; mix well with a fork. Drizzle 1/4°C butter over crumbs in one plate, use fork to mix & toss until well combined.
• Use the bottom of measuring cup (or your fingers), and starting in the middle of the pie plate, gently press crumbs to form a crust. Go outward in a larger and larger circle, pressing lightly as you go. Press side crust, too.
• Repeat with second pie plate; pop both pies into the oven for about 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely (I put mine into the freezer [with hotpads under the pan] after about 10 minutes of cooling--as I am very impatient!).
• Turn OFF the oven--it's hot enough, don'tcha think?.
• Into large mixing bowl, dump lemonade, about 3/4s of the whipped topping (reserve some for a thin layer to finish the pie), and all of the ice cream.
• With the whip, gently mix and gradually increase the speed until well-incorporated.
• Pour into cooled crusts.
• Place in freezer until filling is firm (several hours); spread or "garnish" with reserved whipped topping (if someone didn't already snitch it!).
• Freeze overnight; cover with plastic.
• Garnish (or not) with lemon slices or mint sprigs.
• SUBSTITUTIONS: Instead of lemonade, try other citrus or berry juice flavors. Garnish accordingly.
• Add flavorings to the reserved whipped topping (lemon, mint, orange, almond).
• Use Orange Juice instead of lemonade and Orange Sherbet instead of vanilla ice cream.
• You're COOL!