The Honorable Fred Thompson

former United States Senator, Tennessee

Heritage Recipe

Ruth Thompson's
(Senator Thompson's Mother)
Coconut Cream Pie

Recipe of Senator Thompson's Mother

Ingredients - Pie Filling

1 cup of sugar

2 heaping Tablespoons of cornstarch

2 cups milk

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

2 egg yolks, beaten until light

1/2 can of Baker's Angel Flake coconut

Ingredients - Meringue

Egg whites

1/4 cup of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Pie Filling: Add all ingredients together except the coconut into a saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, then add coconut. Pour into baked pie shell.

Meringue: Beat egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Add other ingredients to egg whites. Beat until mixture peaks. Place the meringue over the pie and sprinkle with the other 1/2 of can of coconut and lightly brown in oven.

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