6 oz Thick-sliced bacon, cut into
          Lardons
     6 oz Mushrooms, sliced
          Salt and pepper
     4 tb Softened butter
     4    Potatoes, peeled and sliced
   1/8    -inch thick
 1 1/2 c  Crumbled washed rind cheese
          (such as Limburger, Pont
          L’Eveque,
          Livarot or Muenster)
 1 1/2 c  Heavy cream
 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a skillet saute bacon lardons until
 lightly crisp and brown.  Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels
 to drain.  Discard all but 2 teaspoons bacon fat from skillet,
 reheat, add mushrooms and saute until lightly brown; season with salt
 and pepper.
 Generously butter a shallow baking dish with 2 tablespoons butter.
 Toss potato slices with salt and pepper and arrange half in a layer
 in baking dish.  Sprinkle with bacon and mushrooms and top with half
 of cheese. Top with a layer of remaining potatoes, and pour enough
 cream over top to barely cover potatoes.  Dot with remaining butter.
 Bake 30 minutes until cream is completely absorbed and potatoes are
 tender. Remove baking dish from oven, sprinkle with remaining cheese
 and continue to bake until cheese is melted, browned and bubbly, 10
 to 15 minutes more. Let sit a few moments before serving.
 TASTE SHOW #TS4715
                
                 Yields       
                6 servings                
