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taste. Serve on pieces of toasted bread.  
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4
Welsh Rarebit I  
tablespoon butter  
1
1
1
/4 teaspoon salt  
teaspoon corn−starch  
1
/4 teaspoon  
mustard  
1
1
/2 cup thin cream  
Few grains  
cayenne  
/2 lb. soft mild cheese  
cut in small pieces  
Toast or wafer  
crackers  
Melt butter, add corn−starch, and stir until well mixed, then add cream gradually, while  
stirring  
constantly, and cook two minutes. Add cheese, and stir until cheese is melted. Season, and  
serve on wafer crackers or bread toasted on one side, rarebit being poured over untoasted side.  
Much of the success of a rarebit depends upon the quality of the cheese. A rarebit should be  
smooth and of a creamy consistency, never stringy.  
2
5
Welsh Rarebit II  
1
1
tablespoon butter  
1
/4 teaspoon  
mustard  
/2 lb. soft mild  
cheese, cut in small  
pieces  
Few grains  
cayenne  
1
/3 to 1/2 cup ale  
or lager beer  
1
/4 teaspoon salt  
1
egg  
Put butter in chafing−dish, and when melted, add cheese and seasonings; as cheese melts, add  
ale gradually, while stirring constantly; then egg slightly beaten. Serve same as Welsh Rarebit  
I.  
2
6
Oyster Rarebit  
Chapter XXXV − RECIPES FOR THE CHAFING−DISH  
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