Gratin ala Brussels Sprouts

== Description ==
From my Aunt Maggie's Estate. She is the one that got me used to eating different vegetables as a young child. She had a magnificent garden and was a fabulous cook. This recipe indicates it came from a 1927 Farmer's Almanac. I also make this dish when my pastor comes to dinner, he is a huge sprouts fan.
* Contributed by Cat's Recipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 2 pounds Brussels sprouts
* ½ pound bacon
* 1 tablespoon butter
* 1 cup heavy cream
* 2 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs
* 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 375°F. 
# Prepare the sprouts by cutting a thin slice off the root end of each and then cutting a slit on that end to establish even cooking.
# In a large pot of boiling salted water blanch sprouts for 5 minutes.
# Drain, drop in ice cold water and drain again.
# Sauté bacon until limp, not crisp.
# Drain and coarsely chop.
# Mix the sprouts and bacon together and spread the mixture in a buttered gratin dish.
# Pour cream over the sprouts and bacon mixture.
# Dot with bread crumbs and butter.
# Bake for 20 minutes or until hot.
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