Mama's Chocolate Pie - Corinne Ricker

Mama used to eat all pies with a knife.  Hmmm...  There's a long history of me and this pie. 
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BONUS - I've written a short story named, "The Great Chocolate Pie Saga".   It's named after an adventure many years ago, while making the recipe for Mama's Chocolate Meringue Pie.   It's both heartwarming and funny - please enjoy and don't be afraid to make the pie! ​
Ingredients - pie filling
1/2 cup sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp cornstarch, sifted
4 tbsp all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 bar German Chocolate squares - broken up
3 tbsp butter
3 lg egg yolks (save whites for meringue)
1 & 1/2 cup whole milk
Ingredients - meringue
3 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla
6 tbsp sugar, sifted
pinch salt
Additional ingredients
bottom pie crust - make yourself -
Recipe Link - Buttery Pie Crust
or buy the refrigerated easy kind
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Steps for pie filling -  (First of all, put some love into it!)
  1. Sift together sugar, flour, and cornstarch.  Place in a saucepan; add milk and mix well.  Add the German chocolate.
  2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.  (You MUST stir continually or it will stick.  Read my story for the consequences of being too impatient and not stirring enough! )  Remove from heat.
  3. In a small bowl, slightly beat the egg yolks.  Add a small amount of the chocolate mixture to the yolks and stir well.  Slowly add the egg yolks to the remaining chocolate mixture.
  4. Cook for 2 minutes more, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and add butter.
  5. Cool the mixture, then add vanilla.  Place the cooled filling in a precooked pie shell.
Steps for meringue
  1. Beat the egg whites until stiff; add sifted sugar one tablespoon at a time and beat well after each addition. 
  2. Add cream of tartar, salt, and vanilla.  Beat well until whites form peaks.
  3. Pile on top of chocolate filling in pie shell.
  4. Bake at 300° F until the meringue is light brown.