Chocolate Pie

1 1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. flour
1/4 c. cocoa
1 2/3 c. milk
3 eggs separated
2 tsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
Combine sugar, flour, cocoa and milk in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until very thick. Stir almost continuously to prevent sticking and remove lumps. When mixture is as thick as pie should be, remove from heat and pour a little of the chocolate mixture into the egg yolks. Mix well and pour back into the chocolate mixture. Add butter and vanilla and cook to a boil. Pour into a baked pie shell. Cover with meringue and bake until golden brown.
NOTE: To make a great coconut pie, leave out the cocoa and cook as usual. Add 1 cup coconut after you add the eggs to the mixture.

Meringue
3 egg whites
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
6 T. sugar
vanilla flavoring

Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until very stiff. Add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Add just a dab of vanilla flavoring when meringue is stiff enough.
NOTE: The pie won't weep as bad if you make sure the meringue is sealed all around the edges of the crust.