Haitian Coconut Cream Pie

Ingredients
Meringue:
 * 1 baked 9-inch pie shell
 * 3 egg yolks, beaten
 * 1/3 c. sugar
 * 1 Tbs. butter
 * 2 Tbs.cornstarch
 * 1 tsp. vanilla
 * 1/8 tsp. salt
 * 3/4 c. grated coconut
 * 11/2 c. scalded milk
 * 2 egg whites
 * 4 Tbs. sugar

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Add 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch, and salt to egg yolks.
 * 2) Pour milk into this, place in double boiler, stir and cook until thickened.
 * 3) Add butter, coconut, and vanilla. Pour into pie shell.
 * 4) Beat egg whites until foamy; gradually add sugar. Beat until mixture stands in peaks.
 * 5) Pile lightly on pie filling. Place in oven to brown.