Mom's Homemade Banana Pudding

2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 bananas, peeled and sliced
1/2 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafer cookies

Directions
1. In medium saucepan combine sugar, flour, and salt. Add eggs and stir well. Stir in milk, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly. When mixture begins to thicken, remove from heat and continue to stir, cooling slightly. Stir in vanilla and butter until smooth.
2. Layer pudding with bananas and vanilla wafers in a serving dish. Chill at least one hour in refrigerator before serving

Topping:

1/2 cup sugar, with 1/8 cup water, and 1/2 tsp cream of tarter, beat 3 egg whites until stiff, start pouring in boiling syrup & continue to beat until very stiff add 1/2 tsp vanilla, top pudding and brown in over or use a torch to brown