Macaroni Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 cup macaroni, broken in 1-in. pieces
• 1/2 cup of buttered crumbs
• 3 tbsp. butter
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 tbsp. flour
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne
• 2 cups hot milk
• 1 cup grated cheese

Method

1. 1

   Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until soft, about 20 minutes.

2. 2

   Drain and rinse with cold water.

3. 3

   Melt butter, add flour, salt, and cayenne, then slowly blend in hot milk.

4. 4

   Stir and boil for 3 minutes, add macaroni and 3/4 of the cheese.

5. 5

   Pour into a baking dish, top with remaining cheese and buttered crumbs.

6. 6

   Bake in a hot oven until crumbs are brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Girl's home manual of cookery, home management, home nursing and laundry (1913) by Annie Bessie Juniper, British Columbia. Ministry of Education, page 24. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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