1904 Cocoanut Pie Filling

1904 Cocoanut Filling (Pie)
The Blue Ribbon Cook Book
Jennie C. Benedict
½ cup butter
2 cups sugar
5 egg yelks
1 cup milk
1 tbs flour
1 cup grated cocoanut
Vanilla
2-3 egg whites
One half of a cup of butter, two cups of sugar, mixed well. Add the yelks of five eggs well beaten, one cup of milk, one tablespoon of flour, and one cup of grated cocoanut. Flavor with vanilla and cook until thick. When cold, fill (cooked) pie crust and cover with meringue and put in the oven to brown.
Did we eat it? Yes
Would I make it again? Yes