This is an old recipe from the paternal side of my family, shared with me by my elderly cousin Flo about 35 or 40 years ago. It's written in her hand on a very faded, well-used recipe card. When I married, I took the dish to my then-husband's family gatherings and it became one of their family recipes which they continued to make for holidays even after he and I were no longer a couple. Even his other ex-wife makes it. Yes, it really is that good! It's an easy recipe that is healthy, tasty, and inexpensive. No matter how few people are dining, there are rarely leftovers. I usually use butter, but sometimes bacon fat, usually cooking water but sometimes milk (if I forget to save the cooking water). I thicken with corn starch and leave off the bread crumbs for my gluten free friends. It is always a success.

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