Ruth Warrick's Whiskey Ice Box Cake

Ingredients

2 env
1/2 c water
1/2 c boiling water
6 eggs
8 tbsp whiskey
1 c sugar
1 ts lemon juice
1 pt whipping cream
3 packages lady fingers

Instructions

Soak gelatin in cold water. Then add boiling water and dissolve. Beat egg yolk until thick. Add whiskey very slowly. Beat in sugar; add lemon juice. Stir in gelatin and chill a short time. Whip cream and fold into mixture. Beat egg whites and fold in. Line sides and bottom of a 12-inch spring form pan with split lady fingers. Pour the mixture in slowly. When about halfway filled, put in layer of lady finger. When filled, place a design of lady finger on top. Chill overnight in refrigerator. Unmold before serving. ----