Black Bottom Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 c. milk, scalded
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chocolate chips
1 pkg. gelatin
1/4 c. cold water
grated chocolate (unsweetened, as desired)
1 baked pie shell

Preparation

Separate eggs.
Beat egg yolks well.
Add to hot milk, 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch.
Cook until thickened in double boiler. Divide mixture in half.
To first half, add 1 cup chocolate chips while hot.
When chocolate chips are dissolved, pour into baked pie shell.
Add to 2nd half of mixture, gelatin that has been dissolved in 1/4 cup cold water.
Fold well beaten egg whites with 1/2 cup sugar.
Pour this mixture over chocolate mixture filling in pie shell.
Sprinkle with grated unsweetened chocolate.
Chill and serve.
Have pie shell cooked and cooled before starting pie.