Spinach Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup flour (matzo cake meal for passover)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 3 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach
• 1/2 teaspoon grated onion (or to taste, grated onion goes very far)
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumb (matzo meal, not matzo cake meal, for passover. this amount is an approximation)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter, blend in flour, salt & pepper, stir and bubble one minute.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in milk. bring to boil, stirring constantly. boil one minute, stirring.
• 3 drop in still frozen spinach and cook until thawed.
• 4 season with grated onion and worcestershire sauce to taste (approx 1/4 to 1/2 tsp each. start small and taste as you add. a little goes a long way.).
• 5 place in casserole, top with buttered bread crumbs. (buttered bread crumbs: 2-3 tbsp butter, melted, pour in fine, dry bread crumbs.).
• 6 bake at 325f (or 350f) for at least one hour.
• 7 passover 1965 - 8 pkgs spinach, double sauce recipe, made 3 1/2 quarts.
• 8 passover 1970 - 6 pkgs spinach, double sauce recipe, made 3 quarts.