Coconut Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 egg yolks
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. melted butter
2 c. scalded milk
1 1/4 c. coconut, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
9-inch pie shell, baked
3 egg whites
6 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Beat egg yolks.
Beat in sugar, salt, cornstarch and butter gradually.
Pour in milk and blend.
Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until thick.
Add 1 cup coconut and cool. Add flavoring and nutmeg and pour into shell.