Ingredients

• 2 (9 inch) pie shells, baked
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 cups water
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

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Instructions

1. Beat together egg yolks, evaporated milk, syrup, melted butter or margarine, vanilla, 1/2 cup sugar, and flour.
2. Brown 2 cups sugar in an iron skillet until light brown. Remove from heat. Add water; and return to heat until sugar dissolves. Pour in egg yolk mixture. Cook until thickened, then simmer 5 minutes. Pour filling into 2 baked pie shells.
3. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar and 1/2 cup sugar; continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pies, sealing the edges.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for about 15 minutes.