SCALLOPED HAM WITH NOODLES

2 tablespoons cooking fat or oil
3 tablespoons flour
Salt to taste
3 cups hot milk
2 cups cooked noodles
3 cups ground cooked ham
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs

Heat the fat or oil, blend in flour and salt; gradually add milk and cook until thickened, stirring constantly.

Make alternate layers of noodles and meat in a shallow baking dish, pour on the sauce, sprinkle breadcrumbs over the top.

Bake at 375 degrees F (moderate oven) about 20 minutes.

VARIATIONS:
Use cooked beef in place of ham; or use macaroni in place of noodles.

Makes 6 servings
Source: Getting Enough Milk, USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 43, 1957