Welsh Rarebit

Ingredients

• one tablespoon butter
• one-third cup molasses
• one-third cup cider
• two-thirds cup sugar
• one-fourth teaspoon cinnamon
• one-fourth teaspoon clove
• one-eighth teaspoon nutmeg
• one-eighth teaspoon mace
• juice and rind of one lemon
• one tablespoon vinegar
• one-half cup cracker crumbs
• one-third cup currants
• one-third cup raisins
• one-fourth cup citron
• salt to taste
• three tablespoons brandy

Method

1. 1

   Heat butter until soft.

2. 2

   Add molasses, cider, and sugar mixed with spices.

3. 3

   Add lemon juice and rind, vinegar, cracker crumbs, currants, raisins, citron, and salt.

4. 4

   Heat to boiling, add brandy, and serve in patty shells.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Chafing dish possibilities (1898) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

two-thirds cup sugar mixed with one-fourth teaspoon each cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg, and one-eighth teaspoon mace. Add juice and rind of one lemon, one tablespoon vinegar, one- half cup cracker crumbs, one-third cup currants, one-third cup raisins, seeded and cut in pieces, one-fourth cup citron, cut in small strips, and salt to taste. Heat to boiling point, add three tablespoons brandy, and serve in patty shells. Slip On Pour welsh rarebit over mince pie. 142 CANDIES 143 The superfluous, a very necessary thing Voltaire Sweets to the sweet j fa7'ewell ! Shakespeare 144 XVII CANDIES Fudge MELT one tablespoon butter

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