Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding

Source: Thelma Allen - Recipes from Sweet Yesterday

1/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 cups milk, divided
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 dozen vanilla wafers
4 or 5 sliced bananas

Combine first 3 ingredients with 1 cup milk. Scald remaining milk; add cornstarch mixture. Stir over medium heat until thickened. Reduce heat; add butter and vanilla extract. Cool.

Alternate layers of vanilla wafers, bananas and pudding in a large shallow dish and chill. May be topped with whipped cream.