Sugar Cream Pie

Ingredients:

• 4 (9 inch) pastry shells (partially baked)
• 4 cups sugar
• 1½ quarts half and half
• Dash of salt
• 1½ cups butter
• ½ cup margarine
• ¾ cup cornstarch
• Nutmeg

Directions

Heat to boiling the half and half, 3 cups sugar and salt.

Mix together 1 cup sugar and cornstarch. Add boiling milk mixture gradually to sugar-cornstarch mixture.

Set aside about 2 tablespoons butter, add remaining butter and margarine to sugar mixture; return to heat and cook, stirring until thick.

Pour into baked shells and sprinkle with nutmeg and a few dots of the reserved butter.

Bake at 350° F degrees until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.