Maccaroni and Cheese

Ingredients

• Three ounces of macaroni
• three ounces of grated Parmesan cheese
• one-half pint of milk
• two ounces of butter
• one gill of cream
• one egg
• one teaspoonful of dry mustard
• one saltspoonful of grated nutmeg
• one saltspoonful of salt
• one saltspoonful of pepper

Method

1. 1

   Wash the macaroni in cold water, then place it into a saucepan, cover with cold water, and boil for fifteen minutes.

2. 2

   Drain the water, cover with milk, and boil for three-quarters of an hour.

3. 3

   Beat the cream until light, add the egg, and mix.

4. 4

   Season with pepper, salt, cayenne, and mustard.

5. 5

   Combine with boiled macaroni, add cheese and butter, mix well, pour onto a platter, sprinkle with remaining cheese and butter, and bake in a moderate oven for ten minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of cooking (1880) by Matilda Lees Dods, page 52. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

accaroni and Olieese.— Three ounces of mac- coroniy three ounces of grated Parmesan cheese, one-half pint of milk, two ounces of butter, one gill of cream, one egg, one teaspoonful of dry mustard, one saltspoonful of grated nutmeg, one saltspoonful of salt, one saltspoonful of pepper

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