Christmas Casserole

Ingredients

 * 1 	can  	Salmon, 6 ½ oz or 233 g
 * 2 	cup 	Soda crackers-coarsely crush
 * 1 	can 	Corn, creamed, 14 oz
 * 1 	cup 	Cheddar cheese, grated
 * 1/4 	cup 	Milk
 * 1/4 	cup 	Green pepper, cubed
 * 1 		Egg
 * 1/8 	tbsp 	Pepper
 * 1 	tbsp 	Butter
 * 2 	tbsp 	Almonds, thin sliced

Directions
Preheat oven to 450°F. Drain salmon in large bowl. Remove skin and bones. Flake. Crush soda crackers with rolling pin coarsely. Add to salmon, reserving 2 tbsp. add corn, cheese, milk, green pepper and pepper. Mix. Beat egg lightly with fork in small bowl and add to salmon-corn mixture. Mix well. Put in greased 6 cup casserole dish with lid. Smooth top. Top with reserved crushed soda crackers and dot with butter. Sprinkle top with thin sliced almonds. Bake covered 30 minutes at 350F. Uncover for last 5 minutes. This is based on my grandmother"s recipe and was originally made with oysters. She lived in iowa and in those days (20s & 30s); oysters came in on the trains once a year at christmas time.