Cocoanut Cream Pie

Ingredients

• 2 c. hot milk
• 3 tb. cornstarch
• Yi T. salt
• }/2 c. sugar
• M c. cold milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 T. butter
• % T. vanilla
• Y2 c. cocoanut

Method

1. 1

   Mix cornstarch, sugar, and salt with cold milk.

2. 2

   Add gradually to hot milk; stir and cook over boiling water until thick; cover and cook for 20 mins.

3. 3

   Add yolks of eggs, well beaten; cook for 3 mins. longer.

4. 4

   Remove from heat, add butter, vanilla, and cocoanut; pour into baked shell.

5. 5

   Garnish with a meringue made of 2 whites; return to slow oven to cook and brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Canadian cook book (1924) by Nellie Lyle Pattinson, page 100. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COCOANUT CREAM PIE 2 c. hot milk, 3 tb. cornstarch. Yi T. salt. }/z c. sugar. M c. cold milk. 2 eggs. 2 T. butter. % T. vanilla. Y2 c. cocoanut

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