Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding

This is also good warm served over vanilla ice cream or as a pie filling.

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
4 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Mix together sugar, cocoa, flour and salt. Beat eggs until no white of egg shows. Add egg mixture along with milk to dry mixture. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. When the pudding is thickened, stir in butter and vanilla extract. Pour into serving dish(es) and refrigerate.

Lemon Pudding:
Omit cocoa; increase flour to 1 cup; add 1/2 cup lemon juice; omit vanilla extract.

Coconut Pudding:
Omit cocoa; increase flour to 1 cup; add 1 cup coconut.