Poppy Seed Cups (below)
1/4 cup butter or margarine
4 ounces dried beef, shredded
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dash cayenne red pepper
2 cups milk or light cream
1 hard cooked egg, chopped
1 ripe avocado, peeled and diced
Tomato wedges
Hard cooked eggs
Poppy Seed Cups:
12 slices white bread
Butter
Poppy seeds

Preparation Instructions:

Prepare Poppy Seed Cups. While cups bake, melt butter in large skillet. Cook and stir dried beef in butter until edges curl. Stir in flour and seasonings. cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is bubbly.

Remove from heat; stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in egg and avocado; heat through. Serve in Poppy Seed Cups with wedges of tomato and hard cooked eggs. 6 servings.

Poppy Seed Cups: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Trim crust from bread. Spread slices with butter; sprinkle with poppy seeds. Press buttered sides up into ungreased muffin cups. Bake 12 minutes or until light brown.