Recipe - Croque-Monsieur

8 sl White bread, crusts removed
One fourth pn Butter, softened
4 sl Ham
4 sl Thin natural gruyere
2 Eggs, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon Water
Dash of salt and freshly
Grounded pepper

Spred the bread with some of the softened butter, make 4 sandwiches, each
with one slice of ham and one of cheese. Press firmly together. Beat the
eggs and water, salt and pepper and dip the sandwiches into the egg
mixture, coating all sides well. Heat the rest of the butter in a heavy
bottomed skillet; when it is bubbly but not yet browned, fry the
sandwiches, turning once. Serve immediatly, (if you prefer although it is
not traditionnally done, you may place the croquemonsieur into a very
wellbuttered baking pan and bake in a moderately hot oven 350 d.F.
turning once. It is easier to prepare a larger number this way and keep
them warm till ready to serve.)

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini