One
medium cauliflower
6 ounces (185g) finely chopped
mushrooms
Half of a finely chopped green
pepper
Half UK pint (10 fluid ounces
or 300ml or one and a quarter
cups double cream). Note that
UK and US pints differ.
4 ounces grated cheese. Use cheese
with a good flavour.
3 fluid ounces (80 ml or six tablespoons
or less than half a US cup) Scotch
whisky
1 ounce fine oatmeal
Pinch of nutmeg
Salt and pepper
2 ounces (60g or half a US cup)
chopped, mixed nuts
method:
Remove the cauliflower stalks
and cook the florets in hot
water for five minutes. Drain
and put into an ovenproof dish
with the chopped mushrooms and
green peppers mixed in.
Heat the cream gently in a small
pan, add the cheese, stirring
frequently. When the cheese
has melted, remove from the
heat and mix in the whisky and
oatmeal. Add salt and pepper
to taste and the pinch of nutmeg.
Pour over the cauliflower and
sprinkle the chopped nuts on
top. Bake in a pre-heated oven
at 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 for
45 minutes. Serve immediately.
observations:
Cheese
was often made in individual farmhouses
and was combined with cauliflowers grown
either in the fields or in the kitchen
garden. Adding a few ounces of whisky
adds an extra flavour to this popular
dish.
