2    Envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/4 c  Water
4    Eggs
2/3 c  Sugar
1 cn Pumpkin (1-lb)
1/4 c  Rum
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/4 ts Ground mace
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1 c  Whipping cream; whipped
Candied kumquats (optional)

Sprinkle gelatin over water to soften. Heat over low heat to dissolve
gelatin. Beat eggs thoroughly in bowl. Gradually add sugar and continue to
beat until mixture is smooth and very thick. Stir in pumpkin, rum,
cinnamon, ginger, mace and cloves. Blend in gelatin well and fold in
whipped cream. Oil 6-inch band of foil and place around outside edges of
oiled 1 1/2-quart souffle dish, oiled side in, to form standing collar. (Or
use an oiled 2-quart fluted ring mold and do not add collar.) Fill dish
with pumpkin mixture and chill until set. Carefully remove foil collar and
decorate top of souffle with candied kumquats. Or dip fluted mold in hot
water very quickly and turn out onto serving platter. Serve with additional
whipped cream, if desired.