Cream Pie

1. 1

   Scald 1 cup milk over boiling water.

2. 2

   Mix sugar, salt, flour and remaining milk together.

3. 3

   Stir into hot milk and cook slowly until thickened, stirring constantly.

4. 4

   Cover and cook over boiling water for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Add mixture slowly to egg yolk and cook 1 minute longer.

6. 6

   Add butter and vanilla.

7. 7

   Cool.

8. 8

   Pour into pastry shell and spread with whipped cream.

9. 9

   Variations: Any crumb pie shell may be used instead of baked pastry shell.

10. 10

    For a 9-inch pie, use 2 cups milk and 3 egg yolks.

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    Banana Filling: Use 4 ripe bananas.

12. 12

    Fill pastry shell with alternate layers of sliced bananas and cooled filling.

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    Chocolate Filling: Add 1ounce (1 square) melted chocolate and 2 tablespoon sugar into vanilla filling.

14. 14

    Coconut Filling: Stir 1 1/2 cups moist, shredded, coconut into vanilla filling.

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    Fruit Filling: Stir 1 1/2 cups drained, canned fruit salad and a few slices of banana into filling.

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