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Chocolate Pie

1 baked pie crust
1 c sugar
2 heaping TBS flour
2 heaping TBS cocoa
1/4 tsp salt
2 c milk *
2 eggs
1/2 stick butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
whipped cream

Sift sugar, flour, cocoa and salt together.  Add milk and eggs.  Beat until well mixed.  Place on medium heat and cook until mixture starts to bubble and thicken, stirring often.  Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.  Cook until butter is melted and mix is thick.  Pour into pie shell.  Top with whipped cream.

*She noted to use half evaporated milk.


(I probably should have waited longer for it to set up before I cut a slice.)


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