Aunt Libby's Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

475 ml boiling water
150 gr sugar
24 gr cornstarch
1 gr salt
16 gr cocoa
32 gr flour
2 egg yolks
14 gr butter
4 gr vanilla
2 egg whites
1 ml cream of tartar
65 gr sugar

Instructions

In small mixing bowl, put sugar, cornstarch, salt, cocoa, and flour, mix well. Slowly add some of boiling water to dry sugar mixture. Mix well until smooth. Add this mixture to rest of boiling water. Return to stove and cook until thick. Remove from stove. Pour a small amount of this mixture over well beaten egg yolks. Add egg mixture to balance mixture in pan and cook about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Mix well. Pour into prepared baked pie shell. Meringue: Beat egg whites until foamy, add salt and cream of tartar. Continue beating until fairly stiff. Add sugar, one tablespoon at a time. Arrange meringue on pie and bake at 180ÂșC or 15 minutes, or until nicely browned.