Welsh Rarebit

Name: Welsh Rarebit
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 helpings or 8 small savouries
Ingredients: 1 teasp. mixed mustard few drops of Worcester sauce; 4 slices of buttered toast; 4–6 oz. grated Cheddar cheese; 1 oz. butter or margarine; 1 level tablesp. flour; 5 tablesp. milk; or 3 tablesp. milk and 2 tablesp. ale or beer; salt and pepper

Preparation info

8
helpings or small savouries

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery

By Isabella Beeton

Published 1861

About

Ingredients

1 oz. butter or margarine
1 level tablesp. flour
5

Savoury
Pescatarian

Method

Heat the fat in a pan and stir in the flour. Cook for several minutes, stirring well. Add the milk and stir well over the heat until a smooth thick mixture, then add the ale, mustard, Worcester sauce, cheese and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Do not overcook the mixture otherwise the cheese will