Baked Cheese and Macaroni
2 cups macaroni or spaghetti, broken in small pieces. 4 tablespoons flour. 4 tablespoons butter. 2 cups milk. ¾ pound American cheese. 1 teaspoon salt. Butter. Soft bread crumbs.
Cook the macaroni or spaghetti in 2 quarts of boiling salted water until tender. Drain. Make a sauce with the flour, butter, milk, and salt. Grate or cut the cheese into the sauce, reserving a little to grate over the top of the dish.
Place the macaroni in a buttered baking dish, in alternate layers with the cheese sauce. Scatter the extra grated cheese over the top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F.) until the sauce and macaroni are hot through and the crumbs are brown.