1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 1/2 tablespoon flour,all-purpose
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pinch nutmeg
2 cup half-and-half
3 tablespoon sherry
1 hot pepper sauce to taste
2 egg yolks,lightly beaten
2 cup shrimp,cooked
1 pastry shells
1 toast points
1. Melt butter in saucepan; blend in flour and seasonings. 2. Gradually add cream and sherry; cook until thickened and smooth, stirring constantly. 3. Stir a little hot sauce into egg yolks, then stir yolks into sauce, stirring constantly. 4. Add shrimp; heat and serve immediately in homemade Pastry Shells or on toast points. *** PASTRY SHELLS *** 1. Cut rounds of rich pie pastry; shape over inverted glass custard cups, pinching pastry in 4 or 5 places so it fits cup. 2. Cut a few gashes in pastry with point of knife or prick with fork. 3. Place cups on cookie sheet; bake in preheated 450'F. oven 10 to 12 minutes until pastry is delicately browned.
