Ingredients

16ozs cooked salmon (or 1 small cooked fillet of fish for each person)

3oz butter

4oz plain flour

Salt and pepper to taste

1 pint milk

1 pint fish stock (if insufficient stock is available milk may be used)

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 or 2 sliced gherkins

1 tablespoon mayonnaise

1 beaten egg

1 cup cottage cheese (or 1/2 cup tasty cheese)

1 cup soft breadcrumbs tossed in level tablespoon of melted butter

Parmesan cheese

Method

Melt butter, add flour, salt and pepper, cook for approximately 1 minute. Add milk and stock, stirring continuously until it boils and thickens, add lemon juice, gherkins, mayonnaise, beaten egg, cheese and flaked fish. Pour into greased casserole dish and top with buttered breadcrumbs, top with parmesan cheese and place in moderate oven to heat through and brown breadcrumbs. Serves approximately 8 people