Cream Rhubarb Pie

Ingredients

 * Baked pastry pie shell
 * 2 tb butter
 * 2 c rhubarb; finely chopped
 * 1 1/4 c Sugar
 * 2 tb cornstarch
 * 1/4 c cream
 * 2 eggs, separated
 * 1 pn salt

Directions

 * 1) Melt butter
 * 2) Add rhubarb and 1 cup of sugar, and blend thoroughly
 * 3) Cook slowly, stirring constantly for 10 minutes or until sugar melts and rhubarb is soft.
 * 4) Mix remaining sugar, cornstarch, egg yolks, cream and salt
 * 5) Add to rhubarb mixture.
 * 6) Cook until thick, about 3 minutes.
 * 7) Cool.
 * 8) Pour into cooled pastry shell
 * 9) Whip egg whites to make meringue
 * 10) Top pie with meringue and brown lightly.