Christmas Sausage Fondue

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb pork sausage (Jimmy Dean, particularly good)
• 2 Tbsp minced green onion
• 1/4 cup minced pimento
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 12 slices sourdough French bread, crusts cut off
• 6 eggs, well beaten
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• Grated cheddar cheese and paprika, for topping

Instructions

1. Brown the sausage and add the green onion, pimento, salt, pepper, and dry mustard.
2. Line a well-buttered 8x12 Pyrex dish with 6 slices of the bread (crusts cut off).
3. Put the sausage mixture on top, then cover with the remaining 6 slices of bread.
4. Mix the eggs with the milk, salt, and Worcestershire sauce; pour over the casserole.
5. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 12 hours.
6. Bake at 325° uncovered for 1 hour 15 minutes, placing the dish in a larger pan of warm water while baking.
7. During the last 30 minutes, top with grated cheddar and paprika.