Mom'S Coconut Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. flour
3 eggs, separated
2 c. milk
3/4 c. coconut (canned)
1 (9-inch) baked pastry shell
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
6 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Combine 1/2 cup sugar and flour in top of double boiler.
Beat egg yolks in small bowl and add 1/4 cup milk.
Heat 1 3/4 cups milk and add to sugar and flour mixture; cook in double boiler, stirring until it thickens.
Slowly add egg and milk to mixture, stirring constantly.
Cook until it thickens, stirring constantly. Add coconut and pour into pastry shell.