On Oct 20, 1:30*pm, tert in seattle > wrote:
> I was craving some food from my white trash childhood ... didn't
> have mom's recipe handy so I went with Joy. *Modified slightly:
>
> 2 large russet potatoes, sliced 2-3 mm
> 1/4 onion, sliced thinly
> 2 slices ham lunch meat, cut into 1 cm squares
> 1/2 c milk
> 1/2 c cream
> salt & pepper
>
> in a greased 9x9" baking dish layer potatoes/ham/onions, lightly
> s&p each layer (adjust salt amount for saltiness of ham)
>
> pour milk & cream over the top
>
> bake for an hour or so at 400F, covered for first 1/2 hour
>
> it was pretty good! *A lot like mom's, but without the cheese.

Did the milk thicken? I always make mine with a white sauce. I can't
stand runny scalloped potatoes. My mom sort of did as you did, only
she sprinkled some flour over each layer. And small dabs of butter.

N.