Put 1/2 cup sugar in a frying pan. Place over a hot fire and let burn until sugar is melted and a rich brown color. Add 1 cup of boiling water and let boil until sugar is dissolved. Beat together:

3 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 tbsp. flour

Add to this:

2 c. sweet milk
2 tbsp. melted butter

Put in the frying pan with the caramel mixture and cook over a hot fire, stirring constantly until thick. Just before taking from fire, add 1 cup of nutmeats, chopped fine (hickory nuts preferred). Fill pie crust with this mixture and dot over top with whipped cream. This recipe makes 2 pies.