1/2 teaspoonful of mustard.
A grain of cayenne.
3 slices of toast.
Break the cheese into small bits. Beat the egg, and add the other ingredients to it. Put the mixture in a small saucepan, which place in another of boiling water. Stir over the fire until the mixture becomes a smooth, creamy mass. Immediately spread this on the hot toast, and serve. The rarebit can be made on the table in the chafing dish.
Roasted Oyster Crackers.
1 tablespoonful of butter.
1 gill of boiling water.
3 gills of oyster crackers.
Melt the butter in the water; then stir the crackers into the mixture, that they may all get a slight coating of butter and water. Spread them in a shallow pan and put in a hot oven for ten or twelve minutes. They should be brown and glossy at the end of that time. Serve in a deep dish with oyster soup or oyster stew.