Annie Mae's Lemony Cheese Cake

Ingredients

2 packages gelatin
1/2 c water
3 eggs
2 1/4 c sugar
1/2 c milk
1 ds salt
3 ts lemon rind
5 tb lemon juice
4 c cottage cheese
1 c cream
2 c graham cracker crumbs
1/2 c melted butter
2 egg yolks
3 tb butter
1 1/2 tb cornstarch
3 tb water
1/2 double boiler
1 electric blender
2 graham cracker crusts

Instructions

across bottom and sides of 2 8-9" pie pans and bake in preheated oven for 5-10 minutes. Chill well before filling.  *** LEMON TOPPING FOR CHEESE CAKE *** Combine egg yolks, sugar, butter rind, and lemon juice in top half of a double boiler. Cook over simmering water until quite thick, then cool slightly. Mix cornstarch with water and stir into lemon mixture. Cool before spreading on cheese cakes.