Toasted Cheese

Ingredients

• half a dozen slices of bread
• half a pound of American soft cheese
• half a teaspoonful of salt
• one-fourth of a cupful of milk
• three tablespoonfuls of butter
• one-tenth of a teaspoonful of cayenne

Method

1. 1

   Cut the cheese in thin slices and put it into a saucepan with the salt, pepper, milk, and one tablespoonful of butter.

2. 2

   Place the saucepan in boiling water and cook for about six minutes, stirring frequently.

3. 3

   While this cooks, toast the bread and butter it.

4. 4

   Spread the hot mixture on the toast, place on a hot dish, and brown the cheese slightly with a hot shovel or under a broiler.

5. 5

   Serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 210. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Toasted Cheese. Use half a dozen slices of bread, half a pound of American soft cheese, half a teaspoonful of salt, one- fourth of a cupful of milk, three table-spoonfuls of butter, and one-tenth of a teaspoonf ul of cayenn

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