1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c Boiling Water Cream Butter and add flour gradually. Then add sugar mixed with egg slightly beaten and salt. Scald milk with three ts caramel syrup and add gradually to mixture. Cook fifteen minutes in a double boiler, stirring constantly until mixture thickens, and afterwards occasionally. CARAMEL SYRUP : Caramalize 1/2 c sugar, add 1/3 c boiling water, And let boil until a thick syrup is formed. : Place in a precooked pie shell. Cool. Fannie Farmer Boston Cooking School Cookbook Copywrite 1896