Instructions: Method:
1
Beat together egg yolks, evaporated milk, syrup, melted butter or margarine, vanilla, 1/2 cup sugar, and flour.

2
Brown 2 cups sugar in an iron skillet until light brown. Remove from heat. Add water; and return to heat until sugar dissolves. Pour in egg yolk mixture.

Cook until thickened, then simmer 5 minutes. Pour filling into 2 baked pie shells.

3
Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar and 1/2 cup sugar; continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pies, sealing the edges.

4
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for about 15 minutes.

Makes 2 - 9 inch pies

This is an old-fashioned pie. It is very good, but rich!

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