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Tonight's entry is banana pudding. As I mentioned, Mrs. Wolves is pursuing the desserts of her youth. Unfortunately for me, her mother was a woman of the South, schooled in the ways of Southern cooking. I, alas, am the child of Yankees who knew fuck all about that shit. That's why it took so many chocolate pie recipes to find the right one.

Fortunately, we found the right banana pudding recipe on the first try. The recipe is simple, but delicious.

Naturally, everything begins with the ingredaments:

You will need a box of Nilla Wafers, 1/3 cup of flour, a touch of salt, 2-1/2 cups of milk, 1 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk, 2 egg yolks (I increased this to 4, since the meringue calls for 4 egg whites -- no problem there), 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 3 cups sliced bananas, 4 egg whites and 1/4 cup sugar.

First, mix the flour and salt in a large sauce pan. Add the egg yolks:

Add the sweetened condensed milk:

And add the milk. (No picture, use your fucking imagination.) Stir that mix like a big dog over medium heat. After a while it will be smooth and thickening. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Slice your bananas:

Take a 2-quart casserole dish, layer the bottom with banana slices. Pour in 1/3 of the pudding mixutre, then layer with Nilla Wafers:

Do it again with bananas,  pudding mixture and Nilla Wafers. The thir iteration, layer with bananas, then pudding mixture, but instead of putting the cookies in a layer, set them on edge around the edge of the casserole dish, kind of like a fence.

Now, beat the shit out of those egg whites:

Slowly add the sugar while beating the egg whites. Beat until stiff -- peaks will form when you pull the beater out of the mix. Layer the meringue over the pudding:

Heat the oven to 325, then put the pudding in for 25 minutes until the meringe is a light golden color. Let sit for 30 minutes.

You now you want some.

Bon appetit.