Fiddlehead & Ham Casserole

Recipe Ingredients

4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter
4 tablespoons	60ml	Flour
2 cups	474ml	Milk
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped parsley
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chopped chives
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Ham - diced and cooked
3 cups	711ml	Fiddlehead ferns - cooked
		Buttered crumbs

Recipe Instructions

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 350F 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.

Source:
Thelma Casey

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