Chocolate Cream Pie

Ingredients

• 1 12 sq chocolate or 3 Tbsp cocoa
• 2 c milk
• 1 c sugar
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 12 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2 eggs separated
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 14 tsp cream of tartar
• 14 c sugar
• 1 pie shell

Directions

1. Melt chocolate in double boiler
2. Add 1 12 cups milk and bring to boiling point
3. Combine sugar salt and cornstarch
4. Add remaining milk to make a smooth paste
5. Add paste to milk and cook until thickened
6. Beat egg yolks
7. Pour a small amount of hot mixture over yolks before adding them to milk
8. Cook 2 minutes Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla
9. Cook until lukewarm and pour into baked pie shell
10. Cover with meringue of egg whites cream of tartar and 14 cup sugar
11. Bake at 350 until meringue is browned