1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup Argo corn starch
1/2 tsp salt
2-2/3 cups milk
2 tsp butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
Mix sugar, corn starch and salt in sauce pan. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute.
Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. For chocolate, increase sugar to 2/3 cup and add 3 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa to corn starch.
Pour into a baked pie shell. Prepare meringue from egg whites and cover pie. Bake at 375 degrees until brown.