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One of my tried and true favorite recipes from Favorite Recipes from Historic Farmerville (Home of Lake D'Arbonne) .

Banana Pudding

Line 9 x 9 baking dish bottom and sides with Vanilla Wafers, then layer 3 sliced bananas over wafers. Set aside until custard is cooked.

For custard:
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 T flour
1/4 tsp salt

Mix above ingredients together in large saucepan, then add:
2 cups milk with 3 beaten egg yolks. (Reserve egg whites in separate mixing bowl.) Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened, then pour over wafers and sliced bananas. Allow 30 minutes to cool.

Use the remaining egg whites for meringue. Whip using medium-high setting until very frothy, then add 4-6 T sugar slowly while whipping then turn mixer to high setting. Whip until egg whites "peak". Spread over cooled custard. Then brown slightly, using broil setting on oven. Meringue will burn very quickly so you have to watch it carefully. Once browned, remove from oven and place in refrigerator for 2 hours. Serves 6-8 people.

"Grits is one of those country-boy words that is both singular and plural-like deer, elk and sheep. I think the singular is appropriate when there's a modifier that makes it clear one is talking about something specific. Like, 'Grits are good for you, but these here grits is tasty.'"~~Joe Wrabek