Sour Cream Raisin Pie

I'm adding this for Mom because I asked for the recipe to make for Thanksgiving this year.  It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without this pie!  The "I"'s are Mom, not me.

1       cup raisins                              

3/4     cup sugar                               

1       cup sour cream                        

3       Tbsp. corn starch    

2.       eggs separated    

1        tsp vanilla      

1.       Tbsp butter     

1/2     tsp salt

Add sugar to raisins in a sauce pan.  Barely cover with water and simmer until tender, (it just takes a few minutes).  Add sour cream and bring to a boil.  Thicken with cornstarch that is thinned with cream (Grandma Kilgore used cream, I  used milk).  Add egg yolks and cook 2 minutes.  Remove from heat and add vanilla, butter and salt.  Cool.  Pour into a baked shell.  Cover with meringue. 

I would bake the pie the day before Thanksgiving and then add the meringue the next day.