CHEESY MUSHROOM STICKS

Sauté together:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced, such as morels, shiitake, or Agaticus
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped

350 F oven, 35 minute

Mix together:
10 eggs, beaten
2 cups cottage cheese
l lb Monterey jack cheese, shredded
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp each nutmeg, basil, salt

Combine with mushroom-onion mixture, and put into a cookie sheet with sides (size 17 1 /4 by 11 1/2). Bake for 35 minutes or until set. Cool 15-20 minutes before cutting into small sticks, approximately 3/4 inches. Will keep in refrigerator for 2 days. May be reheated.

NOTE: could be cut into squares and used for a luncheon with a salad and bread.
Yield: 8 dozen 3 by 1/2-inch sticks.