Ethlyn’s Old Fashioned Chocolate Cream Pie

1 ¼ c sugar

½ c all-purpose flour

¼ cup cocoa

dash of salt

4 egg yolks

2 cups milk

¼ c butter

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 baked 9 inch pastry shell

Meringue

Combine first 4 ingredients-set aside. Combine egg yolks and milk and mix well. Add to sugar mixture then add butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and pour into pastry shell. Spread meringue over hot filling, sealing to the edge of the pastry. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-28 minutes, or until brown.

Meringue

4-6 egg whites

½ to ¾ tsp. cream of tartar

½ c sugar

½ tsp vanilla extract

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixture until foamy. Gradually add sugar until stiff peeks form. Add vanilla, beating well.