Flapper pie Recipe

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Flapper pie

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Ingredients:

1 1/4	cup	Graham wafer crumbs
1/4	cup	Sugar, granulated
1/2	tsp	Cinnamon
1/4	cup	Butter, melted
		FILLING
1/4	cup	Sugar, granulated
3	tbsp	Cornstarch
2	cup	Milk
2		Egg yolks, lightly beaten
1	tsp	Vanilla
		MERINGUE
2		Egg whites
1/4	tsp	Cream of tartar
2	tbsp	Sugar, granulated

Procedures:

1	"in eastern canada, this recipe was called graham wafer cream pie, but westerners knew it as flapper pie.
2	...
3	Cream pies like butterscotch, banana, cream and coconut cream were favorites of this decade and restaurants (called cafes in the west and usually run by chinese cook/owners) always had cream pies on their menus.
4	Combine crumbs, sugar and cinnaomn; blend in butter.
5	Set ?c aside.
6	Press remainder onto bottom and sides of 9 inch pie plate.
7	Bake in 375f oven for 8 minutes; cool.
8	Filling: in saucepan, mix sugar with cornstarch; blend in milk.
9	Cook over medium heat, stirring, until boiling; stir a little into yolks, then return to the saucepan.
10	Cook over low heat, stirring, for 2 minutes or until thickened.
11	Remove from heat; add vanilla and cool slightly.
12	Pour into pie crust.
13	Meringue: beat egg whites with cream of tartar till soft peaks form; gradually beat in sugar until stiff peaks form.
14	Spread over filling, sealing to crust.
15	Top with reserved crumbs.
16	Bake in 400f oven for 5 minutes or till lightly browned.
17	Cool to room temperature, about 4 hours.