Depression Chocolate Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 egg yolks
4 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups milk
2 -3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 prepared pie crusts, baked

Preparation

Beat egg yolks in a separate bowl.
In a large sauce pan, sift the dry ingredients together and add the butter and the milk.
add the beaten egg yolks.
Cook on medium heat until the mixture thickens, stirring regularly.
When the mixture gets to be the consistency of pudding dripping off the spoon in almost globs, pour into baked pie crust.
Mean while, beat the egg whites with 3/4 tablespoon sugar until they form stiff peaks; spread over cooling pie filling.
Bake in a preheated 425F oven for 10 minutes or until golden on the Meringue peaks.
Cool and serve.