Pastry for one crust 9-inch pie
4 strips bacon
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 c. Gruyere or Swiss cheese, cubed
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 c. cream or 1 c. each milk and cream
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. white pepper

1. Preheat oven to hot (450 degrees).

2. Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry and bake 5 minutes.

3. Cook the bacon until crisp and remove it from the skillet. Cook the onion in the remaining fat until the onion is transparent.

4. Crumble the bacon and sprinkle the bacon, onion and cheeses over the inside of the partly baked pastry.

5. Combine the eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper and strain over the onion and cheese mixture.

6. Bake the pie 15 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to moderate (350 degrees) and bake until knife inserted one inch from the pastry edge comes out clean, about 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately as an hors d'oeuvre or main course.