1/3 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9-inch) baked pastry shell
Mix flour, sugar, and salt thoroughly. Bring milk to scalding and add to dry ingredients gradually, stirring constantly. Cook over hot water, stirring often, until thick, about 15 minutes. Add butter and egg yolks; cook 2 minutes longer. Cool and add vanilla. Pour into baked pastry shell and cover with meringue.
Banana Pie
Slice 2 or 3 bananas and add to cooled filling for Cream Pie.
Butterscotch Pie
Substitute 1 cup brown sugar for granulated sugar in Cream Pie recipe.
Caramel Pie
Caramelize 1/4 cup sugar until golden color and smooth. Add scalding milk gradually and stir until thoroughly blended. Proceed as for Cream Pie.
Chocolate Pie
Increase sugar to 1 cup; add 2 squares unsweetened chocolate to scalded milk and let melt.
Chocolate Chip Pie
Add 1 ounce grated sweet chocolate to cooled filling of Cream Pie.
Coconut Pie
Add 1 cup shredded coconut to filling of Cream Pie. Sprinkle 1/2 cup coconut over meringue before browning.
Date Pie
Add 1 cup pitted and chopped dates to cooled filling of Cream Pie.
Pineapple Pie
Add 1/2 cup thoroughly drained, shredded pineapple to cooled filling of Cream Pie.
