Welsh Rarebit

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb. rich cream cheese
• 1/2 cup cream or milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. mustard
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 slice toast or cracker
• 1 tsp. butter
• A few grains cayenne

Method

1. 1

   Break the cheese in small pieces, or, if hard, grate it.

2. 2

   Put with the milk in a double boiler.

3. 3

   Toast the bread and keep it hot.

4. 4

   Mix the mustard, salt and pepper; add the egg and beat well.

5. 5

   When the cheese is melted, stir in the egg and butter, and cook two minutes or until it thickens a little, but do not let it curdle.

6. 6

   Pour it over the toast.

7. 7

   Many use ale instead of cream.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Worcester domestic science school's one year course laboratory cook book (1914) by Worcester domestic science school, Worcester, Mass., page 74. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

WELSH RAREBIT. 14 lb. rich cream cheese A few grains cayenne y± cup cream or milk 1 egg 1 tsp. mustard 1 tsp. butter Y2 tsp. salt I slices toast or cracker

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