Yield: 6 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| ¾ \N | -(up to) |
| 1 cup | Sugar |
| 3 tablespoons | (heaping) cocoa |
| 3 tablespoons | Cornstarch |
| 1 pinch | Salt |
| 2 cups | Milk |
| 1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 3 \N | Eggs; separated |
| ¼ \N | Stick butter |
| 1 \N | Baked pie shell |
Mix together sugar, salt, cocoa & cornstarch. Add enough milk (less than ½ cup) to make paste. Add egg yolks to paste & mix well. Add rest of milk. Cook in double boiler until thick. Add vanilla & butter. Pour into crust, add meringue & brown.
MARY LIGON
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .