Macaroni with Cheese

Ingredients

• half a pound of macaroni
• salted boiling water
• a quarter of a pound of grated cheese
• a lump of butter the size of a hen's egg
• milk

Method

1. 1

   Break macaroni into short sticks, cook in salted boiling water for 10-15 minutes, drain.

2. 2

   In a pudding dish, layer macaroni, cheese, melted butter, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Top with butter and cheese, fill with milk, and bake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new Kentucky home cook book (1884) by Maysville (Ky.). Methodist Episcopal Church, South., page 94. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MACARONI WITH CHEESE. Bkeak half a pound of macaroni into short sticks with- out washing, throw into salted boiling water, cook for ten or fifteen minutes, shake the saucepan well to prevent sticking. When done, place in a colander and drain off all the water. Melt a lump of butter the size of a hen's egg, and have ready a quarter of a pound of grated cheese. Place some of the macaroni in the bottom of a pudding-dish, sprinkle some of the cheese over it, then melted butter, salt, and pep- per. Continue in alternate layers until the dish is filled. Put the butter and cheese on top, fill the pan with milk

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