Yield

5-cut pie.

Pastry

1 cup Swift'ning Pastry Mix, enough for one deep.

8-inch baked pastry shell, fluted edge.

Filling

1/3 cup flour.

3 slightly beaten egg yolks.

2/3 cup sugar.

2 tablespoons butter or fortified margarine.

2/3 teaspoon salt.

2/3 cups scalded milk.

1 teaspoon vanilla.

Meringue

3 egg whites, stiffly beaten 1/8 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons sugar.

Mix flour, 2/3 cup sugar, and salt. Gradually add milk. Cook in double boiler until thick, stirring occasionally. The filling must be thoroughly cooked and not taste starchy. Slowly add small amount of hot mixture to egg yolks; stir into remaining hot mixture. Cook 2 minutes. Add butter and vanilla. Cool. Pour into baked shell and spread with meringue made of egg whites, salt,and 6 tablespoons sugar. Bake.

Baking Temperature

350° F.

Baking Time

12 to 15 minutes.

Variations. Banana

Slice 2 or 3 bananas (2 cups). Alternate layers of banana slices and cream filling.

Coconut

Add 1 cup moist, shredded coconut to filling. Sprinkle cup coconut over meringue before browning.

Date

Add 1 cup pitted, chopped dates to cooled filling.

Pineapple

Add 1/2 cup thoroughly drained, crushed pineapple to cooled filling.

Chocolate

Increase sugar to 1 cup; melt two 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate in scalded milk. Chocolate will melt in milk over low heat without being grated.