Strawberry Cheesecake I

== Ingredients ==
* 2 tbsp margarine
* ½ cup graham cracker crumbs
* 8 oz low-fat cottage cheese
* ⅓ cup evaporated skim milk For ⅓ cup evaporated milk, you can place a scant 2 tbsp powdered skim milk in a measuring cup and fill with liquid milk up to ⅓ mark. 
* 1½ tbsp unflavored gelatin - (1½ pkg)
* 2 tbsp sugar, divided
* ½ cup orange juice
* ½ tsp orange, rind grated
* 2 egg, whites
* ⅛ tsp salt
* 2 tbsp water
* 1 cup strawberries, crushed
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 400°F.
# Melt margarine in 9 inch pan.
# Add crumbs, mix.
# Press mixture over bottom of pan.
# Bake 5 to 7 minutes. Cool.
# Sieve cottage cheese or puree in blender.
# Add milk and stir until smooth. Chill.
# In saucepan, mix 1 ½ tb gelatin and 1 tbsp sugar.
# Add juice and rind.
# Heat over low heat, stirring constantly until gelatin is dissolved.
# Remove from heat.
# Let stand at room temperature.
# In medium bowl beat egg whites with salt until stiff.
# Fold in gelatin and cottage cheese.
# Pour over crumbs.
# Refrigerate until set before adding glaze.
# Glaze mix remaining gelatin (½ tbsp) with water and 1 tbsp sugar.
# Heat until gelatin is dissolved.
# Stir in strawberries.
# Pour mixture over cheesecake and spread with spatula.
# Refrigerate until firm. 
== Nutritional information ==
⅛ recipe, 120 calories, ½ starch, 1 lean meat, ½ fruit exchange 7.8 gm protein, 4.1 gm fat, 13.4 gm carbohydrate, 253.6 mg sodium, 207.2 mg potassium, 1.2 gm fiber, 3 mg cholesterol.
== Notes ==
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