Turn on oven and set at 350 (moderate).
Line a 9-inch pie pan with unbaked pastry.
Mix in a bowl ½ cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
⅛ teaspoon salt
Add and beat until well blended 3 eggs
1½ teaspoons vanilla
Stir in gradually until smooth a 1½ cups Pet Evaporated Milk
mixture of
1 cup water
Pour into pastry-lined pan.
Bake on oven rack slightly below center about 55 minutes, or until knife
inserted near edge of custard comes out clean. Cool thoroughly before
cutting.
Caramel Custard: Make filling for Custard Pie. Sprinkle over bottom of
unbaked pastry a mixture of ½ cup brown sugar and ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon.
Pour custard mixture over top of sugar in pastry-lined pan. Bake as
directed above for Custard Pie.