CRUST:

1/3 c. butter, melted
1 (7 oz.) pkg. flaked coconut

Mix and press in pie plate. Bake at 300 degrees for 25 minutes.

FILLING:

3/4 c. sugar
4 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. milk
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. coconut

Put milk, sugar and heat in 3 quart pan. Mix flour, salt, quickly and pour enough cold water to make a smooth paste. Stir quickly in warm milk, stirring constantly. Meantime, beat 3 eggs and when milk is hot, pour slowly over eggs while beating constantly. Pour back into pan stirring until thickened. Remove add vanilla. Pour into dish and cover with saran wrap. When cool, slip out of dish into crust. Cover top of pie with whipped cream, or Cool Whip. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. I put a small dish of coconut in oven, same time as shell is baking.