There's a recipe in "White Trash Cooking," page 104, that's puzzling.

"Never Fail Chocolate Pie."

4 eggs, separated
1 cup sweet milk
6 tbs. cocoa
1 tb. vanilla
1/2 cup oleo
1.5 cups white sugar
3 tbs. flour
Pinch of salt

An unbaked pie shell


What's confusing is, it says to mix in the egg yolks, but there's no
mention of using the egg whites later. Why didn't they just say "4 egg
yolks"?

Is there any reason NOT to, say, beat the egg whites till stiff, then
fold them in at some point? (It says that after it's baked and cooled,
you cover it with "Reddi Whip" - whipped cream, I assume.)


Lenona.