PIE FILLING:

2 pie shells
6 eggs
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 tbsp. vanilla flavoring
7 oz. bag coconut

Soften butter. Add eggs. Beat well with spoon. Blend in sugar, coconut, buttermilk and vanilla. Pour in unbaked pie shells. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees. While pie is cooling, prepare meringue.

MERINGUE:

3 egg whites
6 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Beat egg whites until frothy and stands in soft peaks; add sugar slowly and beat until stiff and stands in high peaks. Spread over cooled pie; bake for 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees.