This section is from the book "The Rocky Mountain Cook Book. For High Altitude Cooking", by Caroline Trask Norton. Also available from Amazon: Rocky Mountain Cook Book.
One pound of American cream cheese. Herkimer County is the best. One-half cup of ale or beer, one-half teaspoonful each of dry mustard and salt, one-fourth teaspoonful of paprica. Other seasonings can be used. Slices of hot toast or crackers. Cut the cheese into small pieces and put it in the chafing dish with one tablespoonful of the ale or beer. Stir and as it begins to melt add the rest of the ale gradually. As soon as it is all melted stir in the seasonings, then serve at once on toasted bread or crackers. Heat the plates. Everything must be very hot, as the cheese hardens quickly.
Make the same as No. 1, using milk in place of the ale or beer, and one well-beaten egg, mixed with the milk. Cream can be used in place of milk.
 
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