Rub bottom of large baking dish with garlic cloves. Butter bottom and sides of dish.
Place cream and milk in pan and simmer on low heat. Season with salt and pepper and small amount of nutmeg. Also add the garlic cloves used on the bottom of the baking dish.
Strain the cream/milk mixture over the potatoes to remove the garlic cloves.
Cover the potatoes evenly with grated cheese.
Bake at 400° for one hour.