Kitchen Tip : Use a covered kettle or pan to boil water; it's faster and it uses less energy.
Kitchen Tip : Match the size of the pan to the heating element; more heat will get to the pan and less will be lost to the surrounding air or found by the pan handle! A 6-inch pan on an 8-inch burner will waste over 40 percent of the energy.
Combine sugar, flour, salt and eggs and mix until smooth. Heat milk to boiling point. Add 1 cup hot milk to egg mixture. Pour that into the remaining hot milk. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle nutmeg over top. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45-60 minutes. Source: The Best Of Amish Cooking by Phyllis Pellman Good Submitted by Michael Hatala, Prodigy Food & Wine Board