Thanksgiving Pie

Ingredients

 * 1 	 	Pie crust (deep dish) unbaked
 * 3 		eggs
 * 1 	cup 	corn syrup, dark
 * 1 1/2 	cup 	Sugar
 * 1/4 	cup 	butter, melted (or margarine)
 * 1 	cup 	pumpkin
 * 1 	tbsp 	vanilla
 * 1 	cup 	pecan halves

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Beat eggs. Add other ingredients except pecans and beat well. Put pecans in bottom of pie crust and slowly pour egg mixture over nuts. Bake 45 minutes, or until knife inserted one inch from edges comes out clean. Let pie cool (if cut warm, the pie will be runny) serve with whipped cream. Notes: A rich pie with pumpkin and pecans -- i"ve been cooking this recipe for a few years, and my people love it. It combines the best of the flavors of pumpkin and pecan.