Coconut Cream Pie #4

• 4 egg yolks
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 2 heaping tbsp. cornstarch
• ¼ cup grated coconut
• 1 tbsp. butter
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Put milk, sugar, salt, grated coconut in sauce pan. Let come to near boil. Mix cornstarch and egg yolks together with a little water and add to milk mixture, stirring constantly until thick (on low fire). Add butter and vanilla. Cool and fill in pie shell. Top with meringue.