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1 cup water
1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
3/4 stick (6 tbs) butter
4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 2/3 cups milk
3 egg yolks
1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
Sweetened whipped cream

Place water, brown sugar, and butter in the top of a double boiler. Cook over direct heat, stirring constantly, 2 minutes.
Combine cornstarch, salt, milk, and egg yolks; add to mixture. Cook over hot water, stirring constantly, until thick. Pour into baked, cooled pastry shell. Chill. Flute sweetened whipped cream over top before serving. Yield: 6 servings.