Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. sifted flour
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. milk, scalded
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
2 Tbsp. butter or oleo
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 baked 9-inch pie shell
3 egg whites, beaten stiff
6 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Mix flour, sugar and salt; gradually add scalded milk.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Cook 2 minutes; remove from heat.
Add small amount to egg yolks; stir into remaining hot mixture.
Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add butter and vanilla and cool slightly.
Pour into pie shell.
Cover with meringue made of egg whites and sugar. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes.