Chocolate fudge pie

1 pie (9\")

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Sugar
3 tablespoons Cocoa
3 tablespoons Flour, all-purpose
3 Egg yolks; beaten
1 cup Milk
3 Egg whites
¼ teaspoon Cream of tartar
3 tablespoons Butter (or marg.)
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
½ cup Pecans; chopped
1 Pie shell (9\"); baked
6 tablespoons Sugar
½ teaspoon Vanilla extract; or almond

Directions

MERINGUE

Combine sugar, cocoa, and flour in a saucepan. Combine egg yolks and milk, blending well; add to dry ingredients. Cook slowly over low heat, stirring constantly, until very thick. Add butter, vanilla, and nuts; blend well.

Pour into pie shell; top with meringue. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes until meringue is slightly browned. Chill 6 hours before serving.

Meringue: Combine egg whites and cream of tartar; beat until frothy.

Add sugar, a small amount at a time, and continue beating until mixture is thick and glossy. Fold in flavoring. Yield: Meringue for one 9-inch pie.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the 1970s. Typos by Nancy Coleman.

Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 04-25-95

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