Mom'S Chocolate Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
2 big Tbsp. cocoa
2 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 large eggs (save whites for meringue)
1 can milk plus 1 can water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 baked deep dish 9-inch pie shell
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
6 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar with cocoa; add cornstarch and mix well. Separate eggs, save whites for meringue.
Beat yolks.
Set aside, add 1 can milk plus 1 can of water to the powder mixture.
Mix well over medium heat.
Add egg yolks before mixture is hot; let come to a full boil for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and add vanilla flavoring.
Pour into baked deep dish 9-inch pie shell.