Separate eggs; beat yolks wel and mix with milk. Combine 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add milk and egg yolks to sugar mixture. Cook in double boiler until thick, stirring often. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Beat egg whites and 1/4 cup sugar until stiff. Put budding in a baking dish and spread egg whites over the top of the pudding. Brown the meringue in a 350° oven until desired brown. Serves 10.

The pudding is also delicious if the egg whites are folded into the pudding while it is hot.

*Miss Wilson is a member of the well-known Greenbrier County family and resides at "Valley View Farm." The residence, originally the "Tuckwiller Tavern, " is well documented in Ruth Woods Dayton's book about Greenbrier Valley homes.