Pumpkin Mousse with Crystallized Ginger

• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• ¼ cup dark rum
• 4 egg yolks<

In a double boiler, dissolve the gelatin in the rum over simmering water.

Remove from the heat and set aside.

Whisk the egg yolks with ¼ cup sugar until lemony in color and the mixture falls in ribbons from the whisk.

In a mixing bowl, combine the purée, the dissolved gelatin and rum, and the spices.

Blend well and fold in the yolk mixture.

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