Never fail chocolate pie

1 pie (9\")

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Egg yolks
1cupSugar
3tablespoonsCornstarch
3tablespoonsCocoa; heaping spoonfuls
dashSalt
1cupWater; boiling
1Piecrust (9\"); baked
3Egg whites
3tablespoonsSugar

Directions

Beat egg yolks until light and lemon colored. Mix together the sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa. Add beaten egg yolks and salt to sugar mixture. Slowly blend in 1 cup boiling water. Cook stirring constanlty (it's safer to do this in the top of a double boiler), until mixture is thick. Cool.

When filling has cooled, spoon into cooked, baked piecrust. Beat egg whites until light and fluffy, but not dry. Add sugar and beat well.

Spread on top of pie and bake at 350 degrees about 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is brown.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, November 1972. Typos by Nancy Coleman. Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 12-16-94