Old Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese

3 1/3 c Elbow macaroni

4 T Butter -- margarine

4 T Flour

1 t Salt

1/2 t White pepper

3/4 t Dry mustard

3 1/2 c Milk

8 ds Tabasco sauce

5 c Cheddar cheese -- grated shar

1 Topping:

2 T Butter -- margarine - melted

1/2 c Dry bread crumbs

1/4 t Paprika

Nothin` fancy here, but it works for me. I love mac and cheese. This is a huge recipe, so I always halve it and it still is more than enough to feed my family of 4. It`s from the Mission noodles company. Got it right off the package. Cook macaroni as directed on package. Pour cooked macaroni into 3 qt. baking dish. Melt butter in saucepan over low heat; blend in flour, salt, pepper and mustard. Add milk and Tabasco, cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick and smooth. Remove sauce from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Combine sauce with cooked macaroni. Mix together melted butter, crumbs and paprika. Sprinkle crumbs over macaroni. Bake at 350F 25-30 minutes.

Linda/Bremerton,WA FROM: LINDA WOODWARD (FJJK48B)