Coconut Pie

Instructions

Meringue Instructions

1. Beat the egg whites until it is frothy, and graduallt add the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time.
2. Add cream of tartar and beat the mixture until stiff peaks form.
3. Add the vanilla flavouring.

Pie Instructions

1. Put milk in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan to warm (not boil) over medium heat.
2. Mix the flour, sugar and salt.
3. After the milk is warm, add the flour mixture to it.
4. Cook until it is almost thick.
5. Slightly beat eggs yolks and add approximately 1/2 to 1 cup of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolks.
6. Mix it up, then add this back to the saucepan with the remaining hot milk mixture, and continue to cook until thick, take off the stove, add the butter and coconut, and stir together until butter melts.
7. Let cool a little, then pour into the baked pie shell.
8. Put meringue on top, making sure that the meringue touches the sides of the pie shell so it will not shrink away.
9. Sprinkle some coconut on top of the meringue.
10. Bake in a 350-degree oven until the meringue is as brown as you want it.