Crabmeat And Artichoke Casserole(Yields 10 Servings) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. half and half
1/2 c. butter
4 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. white pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. Tabasco
1/4 tsp. ground mace
2 Tbsp. good dry Sauterne
3 (14 oz.) cans artichoke hearts, cut in halves
1 (8 oz.) can buttered chopped mushrooms
1 lb. lump crabmeat

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Warm half and half slowly in a saucepan; make a cream sauce in a Teflon skillet.
Melt butter in skillet over low heat.
Add flour and blend with a wire whisk. Slowly stir in hot cream; add white pepper, salt, Tabasco and mace and cook until smooth and boiling; continue stirring.
Adjust seasonings; more salt may be needed.
Add Sauterne.