CHOCOLATE PIE

By rmille6277

Iris Riggs Tolley

Ingredients

• MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE:
• 1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
• 6 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk scalded
• 3 slightly beaten egg yolks
• 4 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons marshmallow cream

Preparation

Step 1

Mix cornstarch, cocoa, sugar, and salt. Gradually add milk to sugar mixture. Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add small amount of egg yolks, stir into remaining hot mixture, cook 1 minute more, stirring constantly. Add butter and vanilla; cool slightly. Pour into baked pie shell. Cool.
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MARSHMALLOW MERINGUE:
Beat egg whites until stiff. Add vanilla and cream of tartar. Continue beating and add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, then add marshmallow cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff and glossy. Spread over chocolate filling, sealing meringue to edges of pie shell. Bake in 350deg F oven 12 to 15 minutes.