9 tb Butter                            1/2 ts Salt
     1 tb Olive oil                         3/4 ts Ground black pepper
     4 lg Onions, sliced                    3/4 ts Ground nutmeg
     1 tb Flour                              11 ea Inch prebaked flan pan pie
     4 lg Eggs                                     -shell
     1 c  Whipping cream                    200 ml Tin snails, rinsed
     1 c  Sour cream                          2 oz Gruyere cheese, grated
 In skillet, heat olive oil and butter.  Saute onions until golden in
 color, but do not brown.  Sprinkle with flour and cook another minute.
 In bowl, beat togher the eggs, cream, sour cream, salt, pepper and
 nutmeg.  Spread onion mixture in the baked pie shell and top with
 snails.  Pour egg mixture over top and sprinkle with grated cheese.
 Bake about 30-40 minutes or until nicely browned.  Cool slightly and
 then slice.  Makes 10-12 appetizers or 5-6 entree servings.
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                 Yields       
                10 servings                
