Creamed Onions

Ingredients:

2 cans (15 1/2 oz.) small white onions
2 tblsp. butter
1 tblsp. flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp mace
dash of pepper
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs

Directions: 

Drain the onions; reserve 1/2 cup liquid. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add reserved onion liquid and milk. Bring the mixture to a boil stirring gently for 1 minute.

Add the onions, salt, mace and pepper. Heat thoroughly and place in a 1 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and place under the broiler for about 2 minutes, just enough to brown the top.