Coconut Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. milk
4 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 c. shredded coconut
3 eggs
1/2 c.sugar
3 Tbsp. oleo or butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix the flour and cornstarch with 1/3 cup of the cold milk to a thin, smooth paste.
Then scald the remaining milk.
Beat the egg yolks.
Add the sugar and salt.
Add a small amount of the scalded milk to the flour paste and some to the egg and sugar mixture. Pour each mixture slowly into the scalded milk, stir together to prevent lumping and cook until thick.
Remove from fire, add the butter and vanilla.
Put 1 cup coconut in it.
Pour into a 9 1/2-inch baked pie shell.
Cover with meringue and brown.