Line a deep 23 cm pie plate with pastry. Flute edges and brush bottom of pastry with beaten egg. Refridgerate. To prepare filling, combine sugar, salt, flour, cinnamon, ginger,cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Stir in beaten eggs. Combine pumpkin (2 cups) and milk. Add to filling mixture. Chill well. Add brandy or rum to filling; pour into pie shell. Bake at 230ºC for 10 minutes, lower heat setting to 200ºC and bake for half hour