Vanilla Cream Pie

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups milk
3 eggs, yolk and whites separated
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
9 in. pie shell, baked

In saucepan, combine sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt. Gradually add milk, mixing well. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils. Cook 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Stir small amount of hot mixture into slightly beaten egg yolks and immediately return to hot mixture. Cook 2 minutes, stirring all the time. Remove from heat and add butter, and vanilla. Pour into cooled, baked 9 in. pie shell.

Spread meringue on top made with the egg whites and bake at 350 D for 12-15 minutes. Check once or twice while baking. If browning too much on one side, carefully rotate the pie dish. Cool at room temperature, then refrigerate any remaining pie.

Chocolate Cream Pie

Prepare vanilla cream filling, increasing sugar to 1 cup. Chop two 1-oz. square, unsweetened chocolate; add with the milk. Pour into baked pie shell and top with meringue and bake as directed above.

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Lemon Meringue Pie (The Best)

1-1/2 cups sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
Dash of salt
1-1/12 cups hot water
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 grated lemon peel
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 baked 9 in. pie shell
1 recipe Meringue (3 egg whites)

In saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt; gradually add the hot water, whisking. Cook and stir over high heat until mixture is thickened.

(I have a medium size plastic pan to use in the microwave, so it is quicker to use that. Except, stop the microwave every minute and whisk well, especially in the corners. If not sure take a metal spoon and stir around the bottom. Also, by not cooking it on the stove you have no chance of the bottom of the pan getting too hot and burning the pudding.)

After it thickens, cook 2 minutes. Stir small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks, then return to main hot mixture. Bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes longer, stop and stir. Remove from heat or microwave and add butter and lemon peel. Slowly add lemon juice gradually, mixing well. Pour into glass pie dish by itself or pour into baked shell. After cooled an hour or so, serve with cool whip or put the meringue on right after placing hot pudding in pie dish.

Meringue

3 egg whites
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
4-6 Tbsp. sugar

Beat egg whites (room temperature) with vanilla and cream of tartar and whip with beater until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar; beat until peaks form, then add some sugar; beat then add some sugar. That way it gets blended well. Spread on warm filling and bake in preheated oven at 350 D for 12-15 minutes checking at least twice; may need to turn dish or pan. This way the whites are cooked. I make the meringue the tartar and it works just fine. It's right not to use that much sugar.

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Fruit Pies

For fresh fruit pies, such as apples or peaches, put fruit cut up into bowl and add sugar, spice etc, and 2 Tbsp. of uncooked Kraft minute Tapioca. Ttir well and let set for 15 minutes before baking.

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Banana Cream Pie 

Slice 3 bananas into cooled baked pastry shell. Top with Vanilla Cream pie filling and Meringue, bake in oven for 12-15 minutes at 350 D.

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