Coconut Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. hot milk
3 beaten egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond flavoring
2 c. coconut (fresh or frozen), divided
9-inch baked pie shell

Preparation

Combine in saucepan the sugar, cornstarch and salt.
Stir in the hot milk gradually until smooth.
Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Stir a small amount of hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks until the eggs are mixed into the hot mixture.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, until it boils and is thick enough to mound.
Pour into bowl. Stir in the vanilla and almond flavoring.
Add 1 cup coconut.
Put wax paper over filling.
Refrigerate 1 hour.