pastry of 1 crust 9-inch pie
18 sm. slices lean bacon
4 eggs
2 c. heavy cream
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. powdered nutmeg
1/8 tsp. sugar
1/16 tsp. cayenne
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. butter
1/4 lb. Swiss cheese, grated

Place pastry in pie plate; flute edges with fingers. Place in refrigerator to chill - about 30 minutes. Fry bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Crumble all but 6 strips. Beat eggs with cream, salt, nutmeg, sugar, cayenne and pepper. Rub chilled pie shell with softened butter. Sprinkle crumbled bacon and cheese into pie shell. Pour cream mixture over all. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake 40 minutes longer, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Garnish with remaining 6 cooked bacon strips. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve at once. Makes 6 servings.