Cocoanut Cream Pie

Ingredients

• 1 1 cups scalded milk
• 3 tablespoons corn- starch
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Yolks 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup shredded cocoanut

Method

1. 1

   Add the sugar, cornstarch and salt to the egg yolks.

2. 2

   Pour the scalded milk into this, return to double boiler, stir and cook until thickened.

3. 3

   Add the butter, cocoanut and vanilla.

4. 4

   Pour into a pie tin lined with pastry.

5. 5

   Bake.

6. 6

   Cover with meringue.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Metropolitan cook book (1918) by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, page 42. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

3 tablespoons cornstarch Grated rind 1 lemon Juice 1 lemon ( 1 cup boiling water Mix cornstarch and sugar; add to boiling water, stirring constantly. Cook until clear; add the butter, beaten yolks, lemon juice and rind. Cool. Line plate with paste. Prick the paste and bake. Fill with lemon mixture ^nd cover with meringue, and bake until meringue is brown. 62 THE METROPOIvlTAN LIFE COOK BOOK MERINGUE Whites 2 eggs 2 tablespoons sugar or pow- 1 1 tablespoons lemon dered sugar, and I tea- juice spoon vanilla Beat the whites until stiff; fold in sugar and add flavoring. COCOANUT CREAM PIE 1 1 cups scalded milk 3 tablespoons corn- 1 tablespoon butter I cup sugar starch | cup shredded cocoanut I teaspoon salt Yolks 3 eggs | teaspoon vanilla Add the sugar, cornstarch and salt to the egg yolks. Pour the scalded milk into this, return to double boiler, stir and cook until thickened. Add the butter, cocoanut and vanilla. Pour into a pie tin lined with pastry. Bake. Cover with meringue. MINCE PIE Line a pie tin with pastry. Fill with mince meat. Cover with pastry. MINCE MEAT U cups chopped beef 1 cup cider Grating of nutmeg (roast or steak) | cup syrup from sweet i teaspoon cloves 1 pint chopped apple pickle jar | teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped suet 1 teaspoon salt f cup raisins (Sultana pre- 1| cups sugar 1 teaspoon mace f erred) Mix all together. Cook 1 hour. Put into sterilized jars. CRANBERRY AND RAISIN PIE, OR MOCK CHERRY PIE 2 cups cranberries 1 cup sugar

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