Cantaloupe Pie I

"This is best when the cantaloupe is a little too ripe. A friend of mine calls it Rotten Pie because I told him that I use cantaloupes that are too ripe to slice and would normally be thrown away! It..." See more's also good without the meringue since it's so sweet. I've done it both ways."

"This recipe was great, I didn't tell my husband what kind of pie it was and had him guess, he thought it was banana! I added a couple dashes of ground cloves and a dash of ground nutmeg, and followed ..." See morethe suggestion to use cornstarch to thicken the filling-(Dissolve the cornstarch in small amount of water then add to filling while on stove)My cantaloupe was very ripe(had dents on the skin) so I suggest you use a little less sugar if your's is also and less sugar on the merengue as well. Let the filling thicken on stove considerably before you place in the baked pie crust. After the pie cooled I refridgerated it then served it chilled."

"This was the first pie that I have ever made. I was looking for something different, and this was great! It sounds a little odd to use cantaloupe in a pie like this, but everyone loved it and begged..." See more for the recipe!"