Instructions: Melt 1/3 cup butter in saucepan and add onion. Cook until transparent. Add flour and blend until smooth. Add milk, salt, and red pepper. Stir and cook until mixture is thick and smooth. Stir in cheese, eggs, and 1 tablespoon butter. Continue to cook, stirring until mixture almost reaches boiling.

Remove sauce from heat.

Fry bacon slices until crisp.

To Assemble hot browns: Toast 8 slices of wheat bread. Cut 4 in half diagonally. On 4 oven proof plates, place cut toast with points turned outward, with one whole slice in the middle. Then layer chicken, sauce, and bacon. Sprinkle generously with Parmesan and paprika. Broil 2 to 3 minutes.

More than special - a Kentucky tradition. Hint: Turkey may be substituted for chicken.

Variations:
For a richer sauce use 2 cups milk and 1 cup cream flavoured with 1/8 ts Grated nutmeg

For a richer sauce, add an egg at the end. Do not allow sauce to boil.

Top turkey with sliced tomatoes and use 1/2 c Swiss cheese, grated instead of Parmesan. Bake sandwiches at 400 degrees for 10 minutes rather than broil.

Note: This is a regional favorite that originated at Louisvilles Brown Hotel earlier in this century. Many variations can be found, most commonly country ham is added.

Add 1 tb Dry sherry and a 2-ounce jar diced pimento, drained to the cheese sauce.

Thinly slice 1/4 lb mushrooms. In a skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and saute mushrooms, stirring occasionally, until golden and any liquid given off by mushrooms is evaporated. Season mushrooms with salt.

After broiling, top each sandwich with bacon and mushrooms.

Add 1 ts Prepared mustard and 1 ts Worcestershire sauce to the cheese sauce to give it some zip.

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