Fiddlehead& ham casserole

 
                         FIDDLEHEAD & HAM CASSEROLE
 
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 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Casseroles                       Main dish
                 Meats
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    4       tb           Butter
    4       tb           Flour
    2       c            Milk
      1/2   ts           Salt
    1       tb           Chopped parsley
    1       t            Chopped chives
    1 1/2   c            Ham -- diced and cooked
    3       c            Fiddlehead ferns -- cooked
                         Buttered crumbs
 
   Make a white sauce of butter, flour, milk and salt.
   Add parsley and chives to sauce.
   
   In a casserole, alternate layers of ham, cooked
   fiddleheads, and white sauce until dish is filled,
   ending with a layer of sauce.
   
   Cover top of casserole with buttered crumbs; bake at
   350 degrees F until sauce bubbles and crumbs are
   browned (about 30 minutes).
   
   From "The Wild Flavor" by Marilyn Kluger.  Los
   Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., 1984.  Pg. 249.
   ISBN 0-87477-338-5.  Posted by Cathy Harned.
  
 
 
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