Family Recipes Along the Way

2 1/2 T. corn starch 1 T. Cocoa 1 cup sugar 1 T butter 2 egg yolks 1 t vanilla 2 cups milk Mix sugar, cornstarch, cocoa with enough milk to cream them. Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat them. Add 2 cups milk and butter and cook on low heat until thickened. Pour in a baked pie shell and cover with meringue . Meringue 3 egg whites 1 T sugar Beat egg whites a few minutes. Add sugar and beat till stiff. Bake just a few minutes till light brown. This was the best pie ever. I've heard that a man once offered to marry Grandma for this pie.

1/2 pound raw cranberries 1 orange rind, pulp and juice of 2 oranges 1 small can of crushed pineapple 2 pkg of lemon jello pinch of salt 2 cups of sugar 1/2 cup chopped pecans Grind cranberries. Put sugar on till dissolved. Take juice of 2 oranges and juice from the pineapple and heat to a boil. While that is heating add orange rind and pineapple to cranberries. When the juice boils dissolve jello in the juice and pour over cranberries. Add pecans and stir. Refrigerate until firm. A Dyson family tradition for Thanksgiving and Christmas for many, many years.