Chocolate Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 1/3 Tbsp. cocoa
2 1/2 c. cold milk
1 c. sugar
4 egg yolks, slightly beaten or 2 eggs
2 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. shortening
4 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Scald milk and cocoa; stir well.
Combine sugar, flour and salt.
Add to eggs.
Pour small amount of chocolate mixture over egg mixture, stirring vigorously.
Return to double boiler; cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
Add butter and vanilla. Cool.
Put into baked pie shell and cover with meringue or whipped cream.
Makes 1 (9-inch) pie.