Recipe: Cabbage Norway (baked in cheese sauce)

CABBAGE NORWAY

1 small head cabbage
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheese
Cayenne pepper
1/2 cup buttered fresh bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut cabbage into shreds. Place cabbage in saucepan and add boiling water and salt. Bring to boil and simmer for 2 minutes; drain.

In another pan heat butter, stir in flour with whisk. Blend well, add milk stirring rapidly. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and stir in cheese, add cayenne pepper to taste.

Combine cabbage and sauce. Spoon into a buttered casserole. Top with bread crumbs.

Bake about 20 minutes and until it is browned.

From: Pepper