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A historical recipe from Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 2, by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences.

A historical recipe

Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables, by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Project Gutenberg eBook #9936.

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From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 2, by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #9936 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9936). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 1 c.
  2. bread crumbs 1 c.
  3. milk 1 Tb.
  4. butter 1/2 c.
  5. soft cheese cut into small pieces 1 egg 1/2 tsp.
  6. salt 6 buttered wafers Soak the bread crumbs in the milk.
  7. Melt the butter and add to it the cheese, stirring until the cheese is melted.
  8. Then add the soaked crumbs, the slightly beaten egg, and the salt.
  9. Cook for a few minutes and pour over wafers and serve.
  10. If desired, toast may be used in place of the wafers.
  11. 50.
  12. CHEESE-AND-MACARONI LOAF.--Macaroni combined with cheese makes a high-protein dish that very readily takes the place of meat and that may be served as the main dish in a dinner.
  13. If this combination is made into a loaf and baked well in an oblong bread pan, it may be turned out on a platter and cut into slices.
  14. In case a loaf is not desired, it may be baked in a baking dish and served directly from that.
  15. In either form, it is made more appetizing by the addition of a tomato sauce.