Bealtaine Cream Pie

• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup rich cream
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Ground nutmeg
• Baked pie shell

Instructions:

Melt butter in a wide pan on medium heat. Add the milk to the cornstarch in a separate bowl, letting the cornstarch soak up the milk before adding more; make sure it's an even mixture when all the milk is added. Add this milk and cream mixture to the butter in the pan along with the sugar, and stir it constantly until it thickens. (It will probably start to boil and then become thick--you'll know it when it's thick enough because it will attain a pudding-like consistency.) Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour it into the pie shell. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Once it's set, it can be eaten still warm from the pot or it can be chilled to set more firmly and served cold.

Yay for pie!