This week’s pie place is the muddy, mosquito ridden (although that might not be totally true, even though one or two mosquitoes probably touched down at some time or other) Mississippi River, which is apparently (or allegedly, depending on how guilty this incredibly rich pie makes you feel) where this pie got its name (although most bakers, fearing unpleasant associations, have by now dropped the Mosquito part).

Chocolate Wafer Crumb Crust

The Filling

1. 2 cups chocolate ice cream, softened
2. 1½ cups hot fudge sauce
3. ¼ cup chopped almonds, lightly toasted

Spoon the softened ice cream over the pie crust
Smooth the top
Spread the hot fudge sauce over the ice cream layer
Garnish with the toasted almonds
Cover loosely with plastic wrap (use toothpicks to keep the plastic from sticking to the sauce)
Freeze for 4 hours