Recipe: Bits O'Ham (casserole with hard boiled eggs, ham, and mushrooms in cream sauce)

BITS O'HAM

7 tablespoons butter, divided
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
6 hard-cooked eggs, sliced crosswise
1 cup cubed, cooked ham
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup crushed cornflakes

This will fill a 1 1/2-quart greased casserole

Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in the top of a double boiler. Stir in the flour. Gradually add milk and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Season with salt and pepper.

Arrange alternate layers of hard-cooked eggs, ham and mushrooms in the casserole. Pour on the cream sauce.

Melt the remaining butter and mix with the cornflakes. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole.

Bake in a moderate oven (350F) for about 25 minutes.

Servings: 6