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A historical recipe from Mother Hubbard's cupboard, by First Baptist Church (Rochester, N.Y.). Young Ladies' Society (1887).

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A historical recipe

Mother Hubbard's cupboard: Recipes collected by the Young Ladies' Society, First Baptist Church, Rochester N.Y. Fourth Edition, by First Baptist Church (Rochester, N.Y.). Young Ladies' Society (1887). Project Gutenberg eBook #69171.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Method

  1. Toast the bread;
  2. butter it, and spread with mustard;
  3. then melt the cheese and spread over, and put together the same as sandwiches.

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Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Mother Hubbard's cupboard, by First Baptist Church (Rochester, N.Y.). Young Ladies' Society (1887). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #69171 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69171). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.