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Nonpareil Welsh rarebit
Marion Harland’s original method for Nonpareil Welsh rarebit, retained as a source transcription for modern discovery.
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- Half a pound of soft grated cheese;
- one gill of ale;
- two eggs;
- one tablespoonful of butter;
- one teaspoonful of lemon juice and the same of Worcestershire sauce and half a spoonful of celery salt.
- A pinch of cayenne and one of mustard.
- Put a broad saucepan over the fire and melt the butter.
- Have ready the eggs beaten separately and very light, before you stir them together in a bowl with a few swift strokes.
- Add three spoonfuls of the hot mixture to these, rapidly, then pour the eggs (now warmed by the hot cheese) into the saucepan, never letting the spoon rest.
- In one minute more add the sauce and lemon juice and put upon rounds of hot, buttered toast.
Historical transcription
Source method
- 1
Half a pound of soft grated cheese; one gill of ale; two eggs; one tablespoonful of butter; one teaspoonful of lemon juice and the same of Worcestershire sauce and half a spoonful of celery salt. A pinch of cayenne and one of mustard.
- 2
Put a broad saucepan over the fire and melt the butter. When it hisses stir in the cheese, then, still stirring, the dry seasoning. Have ready the eggs beaten separately and very light, before you stir them together in a bowl with a few swift strokes. Add three spoonfuls of the hot mixture to these, rapidly, then pour the eggs (now warmed by the hot cheese) into the saucepan, never letting the spoon rest. In one minute more add the sauce and lemon juice and put upon rounds of hot, buttered toast.
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