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Cheese Soufflé, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

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Cheese Soufflé

The original 1910 method for Cheese Soufflé, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

DinnerVegetarianOvenPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep20 min
Est. cook20 min
Est. serves4
Total40 min
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Source ingredient cues

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  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • ½ cup scalded milk
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Few grains cayenne
  • ¼ cup grated Old English or Young America cheese
  • Yolks 3 eggs
  • Whites 3 eggs

Historical transcription

Source method

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    Melt butter, add flour, and when well mixed add gradually scalded milk. Then add salt, cayenne, and cheese. Remove from fire; add yolks of eggs beaten until lemon-colored. Cool mixture, and cut and fold in whites of eggs beaten until stiff and dry. Pour into a buttered baking-dish, and bake twenty minutes in a slow oven. Serve at once.

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