CREAMED CHIPPED BEEF ON TOAST

4 Tbs  butter
1/2 lb  mushrooms, sliced
6 oz  dried chipped beef
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 recipe cream sauce (see below)
4 to 8 slices toasted white bread

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over moderate heat.  Add the mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.  Add the chipped beef and Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine.  Remove
from the heat.  Taste for seasoning with salt and pepper - the chipped beef may already be salty enough.  Combine with the cream sauce and
spoon over toasted white bread.  Serves 4.

Cream Sauce

6 Tbs butter
6 Tbs flour
1 cup beef or chicken broth, or milk
1 cup heavy cream
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
A grating of fresh nutmeg

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over moderate heat.  Stir in the flour and allow to bubble for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the liquids and the seasonings and stir constantly with a whisk until thick and creamy.  Makes about 2 cups.