Irish Rabbit or Rarebit

Preparation info
  • 2

    helpings 4–5 small Savouries
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      10 min

Appears in

By Isabella Beeton

Published 1871

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablesp. milk
  • 1 oz. margarine or butter
  • 4

Method

Put the milk, butter and cheese into a saucepan, and stir over a low heat until the cheese melts and the mixture becomes creamy. Add the vinegar, mustard, a good pinch of salt and pepper and lastly the gherkin. Put on to hot buttered toast and either serve at once, or brown for a few minutes under a hot grill.