Cracker Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. milk
2 egg yolks
2/3 c. sugar
2 c. broken saltine crackers (not rolled into crumbs)
1 c. grated coconut
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Preparation

Heat milk almost to boiling.
Beat egg yolks and sugar together until frothy and light.
Gradually add hot milk.
Reduce heat.
Crumble crackers into milk (1 package of crackers makes 2 cups).
Stir constantly until mixture boils.
Add coconut and stir until pudding bubbles thickly.
Remove from heat; add vanilla. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Serve warm or cold.