Welsh Rabbit
From 22566 14 years agoIngredients
- Place three tablespoons of butter in a double boiler. shopping list
- Add one cup of beer and mix it in well with the butter. shopping list
- When the beer is warm stir in one pound of finely cut sharp strong cheddar cheese. shopping list
- Stir constantly until the cheese is melted. shopping list
- Add 1/2 teaspoon paprika and 1/2 teaspoon dried mustard. shopping list
- Stir well. shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste. shopping list
- Serve on one inch squares of buttered toast. shopping list
- As it has been written...Mary Cameron,who lived near Glamorgan, made the first Welsh rabbit in the 7th Century. The fame of it spread so that her name has been remembered. shopping list
- In those days,as now, the Welsh were great lovers of wild rabbit.When a hunter returned empty handed after promising his wife a fat rabbit for supper it was indeed a sorry state of affairs. shopping list
- So it happened one day to Arthur Cameron,husband of Mary.She saw Arthur coming over the fields with nothing to show for his hunting.She quickly cut up some strong yellow cheese in a pot near the fire,added some bacon drippings and a pint of ale. shopping list
- When Arthur arrived home she served him this wonderful sauce on freshly toasted bread. shopping list
- This recipe was so good that it was not long before it was used all over England,Scotland,and Ireland. shopping list
- The recipe was refined a bit as follows by the Tudor rulers,but is basically Mary Cameron's recipe. shopping list
- Welsh rabbit never contains such things as worcestershire sauce,eggs,cayenne pepper or curry powder. shopping list
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