Cushaw Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. cushaw, cooked and mashed
1 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. flour or cornstarch
1 c. milk
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. lemon extract

Preparation

Put all ingredients together.
Cook as for cream or chocolate pie.
Cook in a heavy saucepan, stirring constantly, on low heat until it thickens.
Pour into 9-inch baked pie shell.
Beat egg whites stiff with 1/4 teaspoon vinegar.
Add 1/3 cup sugar to egg whites and swirl over filling, sealing meringue well to pastry. Bake in slow oven at 325\u00b0 for 15 minutes, or until meringue is brown.