Chocolate Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 sq. chocolate or 3 Tbsp. cocoa
2 c. milk
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/4 c. sugar
1 pie shell

Preparation

Melt chocolate in double boiler.
Add 1 1/2 cups milk and bring to boiling point.
Combine sugar, salt and cornstarch.
Add remaining milk to make a smooth paste.
Add paste to milk and cook until thickened.
Beat egg yolks.
Pour a small amount of hot mixture over yolks before adding them to milk.
Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
Cook until lukewarm and pour into baked pie shell.
Cover with meringue of egg whites, cream of tartar and 1/4 cup sugar.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until meringue is browned.