Thanksgiving creamed onions

• 3 T flour
• 3 T butter
• 1 C. milk
• 1/2 C. chicken broth
• a couple dashes of Tabasco
• 2 T sherry
•  dash of ground cloves
• dash of thyme
• salt to taste
• 9 oz peeled pearl onions (peel when raw)

Melt butter in a saucepan. Add flour and whisk vigorously. when thick, slowly pour in milk and broth, whisking constantly. Add Tabasco, sherry, and spices; cook until desired thickness is reached. Boil onion until tender. Put onions in 1 qt. casserole dish, pour cream sauce over onions and cook at 350 until sauce bubbles at edges.