Luncheon Mushrooms in Sour Cream

This also makes a good stuffing for crepes.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds fresh mushrooms
• 1 bunch scallions, chopped
• 1/2 cup butter
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 2 teaspoons salt
• Dash of white pepper
• Dash of ground nutmeg
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 3 tablespoons sherry or white wine (optional)
• 3 English muffins, split, or 6 frozen puff patty shells
• Parsley sprigs

Instructions

1. Rinse, pat dry and slice thinly the mushrooms. Sauté onions in butter until wilted.
2. Add mushrooms and sauté over medium heat 5 minutes.
3. Add lemon juice, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
4. With a wooden spoon, fold in sour cream.
5. Add sherry, if desired.
6. Heat until warmed through.
7. Serve on buttered toasted English muffin halves or in hot patty shells. Garnish with a sprig of parsley.

Serves 6.