Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1-1/2 c. milk, scalded
3 eggs. separated
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
6 Tbsp. sugar
1 8 in. pie shell, baked

Preparation

Mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in top of double boiler; add scalded milk and stir well.
Cook over direct heat until thick and smooth, stirring constantly.
Beat egg yolks well, stir in a little of the hot mixture and pour back into double boiler; cook over boiling water 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
Beat egg whites until light and gradually beat in the 6 tablespoons sugar until stiff.
Fold about 1/3 of the meringue into the cooled filling.