1/3 c. butter
1/3 c. sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 c. flour

FILLING:

2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
3/4 c. sugar
16 oz. can pumpkin
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Dash salt
2 eggs

Cream butter and sugar. Blend in egg. Add flour and mix well. Press dough on bottom and 2 inches high around sides of 9 inch springform pan. Bake t 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove crust. Reduce heat to 350 degrees.

Combine softened cream cheese and sugar. Mix well. Blend in pumpkin, spices and salt. Mix well. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well after each addition. Pour mixture into pastry lined pan. Smooth surface to edge of crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan. Cool before removing rim. Chill. Serve with whipped cream.