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Macaroni

A historical recipe from My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec, by Various.

A historical recipe

My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec, by Various. Project Gutenberg eBook #21826.

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From My Pet Recipes, Tried and True Contributed by the Ladies and Friends of St. Andrew's Church, Quebec, by Various. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #21826 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21826). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. MRS.
  2. THOM.
  3. One half pound macaroni, one half pound cheese, one quarter pound of butter, pint of milk, mustard and cayenne.
  4. Boil macaroni in salt and water until tender, drain and lay in dish.
  5. Put pint of milk on fire, just before boiling, add one tablespoon flour, rubbed smooth in a little cold milk, butter, nearly all the cheese grated, mustard and cayenne.
  6. Boil until thick as custard, then pour over macaroni, sprinkle remainder of cheese on top with some small pieces of butter;
  7. if used immediately bake twenty minutes, if allowed to get cold one half hour.