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Welsh Rarebit

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.

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

Source and licence

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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United Kingdom. Associated with United Kingdom by a demonym leading its title: Welsh (confidence 0.55). "Associated with" means only that the evidence named here links this recipe to that place. A recipe isn't labelled as representing an entire country because a source associates it with one, and regional origins are kept where the source gives them.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. 2 Tb.
  2. butter 1 Tb.
  3. flour 1 c.
  4. milk 1/4 tsp.
  5. salt 1/8 tsp.
  6. paprika 1/2 lb.
  7. cheese cut into small pieces 6 slices of toast or 6 wafers Melt the butter, add to it the flour, and stir until smooth.
  8. Gradually add the milk, and cook for a few minutes;
  9. then add the salt, paprika, and cheese, stirring until the cheese is melted.
  10. The finished rarebit should not be stringy.
  11. Pour over the toast or wafers and serve.
  12. 49.
  13. ENGLISH MONKEY.--Another cheese dish that is frequently made in a chafing dish and served from it is English monkey, but this may likewise be made with ordinary kitchen utensils and served directly on plates from the kitchen or from a bowl on the table.
  14. A dish of this kind is most satisfactory if it is served as soon as the sauce is poured over toast or wafers and before they have had time to become soaked.
  15. English monkey may be made according to the following recipe and served for the same purposes as Welsh rarebit.