Categories: Pies

Ingredients

• 1/3 C flour of 1/4 C cornstarch
• 2/3 C sugar
• 1/4 t salt
• 2 C milk, scalded
• 3 slightly beaten egg yolks
• 2 T butter
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1 baked 9 inch pastry shell
• 3 stiff beaten egg whites
• 6T sugar

Directions

1. Mix flour 2/3 C sugar and salt. gradually add milk. cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and boils. Cook 2 minutes, remove from heat. It is easy to scorch this mixture. Can also be made in microwave. You can also add 3 T cocoa if you want chocolate.

2. Add small amount of pudding to egg yolks; stir into remaining hot mixture; cook 1 minute stirring constantly. Add butter, vanilla. Cool slightly. Pour into baked shell. Cool.

3. Cover with meringue made of egg whites and the 6 T sugar. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 12 to 15 minutes.

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