Flapper Pie

This is a recipe I have been making for years. The filling is actually enough for 2 pies, but I always have made the whole recipe using a deep dish pie plate which makes a 'high pie'. You can easily make afew more crumbs and divide between 2 pie plates and then divide the filling.

CRUST

1/3 cup melted butter

1/12 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/8 cup sugar

Melt butter and stir in crumbs and sugar. Press mixture into pie plate and bake in 350F oven for 10 minutes.

FILLING

4 cups milk

4 egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

4 heaping TBSP corn starch

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla

Put all ingredients except vanilla in a large microwavable bowl and beat well. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Give a good stir and microwave afew more minutes until mixture is bubbly and begins to thicken. Add vanilla, stir well and pour into pie crumb crust.

MERINGUE

4 egg whites

1/2 tsp cream of tarter

4 tbsp sugar

Beat egg whites and cream of tarter until soft peaks form. Add sugar and beat until stiff. Pile onto filling, making sure to spread meringue right to the edges. Bake in 400F oven for 6-8 minutes until golden. Chill and serve. It is also very good if you time it just right that you serve it just slightly warm.