This section is from the "The National Cook Book" book, by Marion Harland And Christine Terhune Herrick. Also available from Amazon: National Cook Book
Melt a tablespoonful of butter over boiling water, add a cupful of ale or beer, and when this is scalding stir in half a pound of good American cheese, shaved fine, or grated. When the mixture is smooth put in an even saltspoonful of celery-salt, the same of dry mustard, and a pinch of cayenne. Have ready the yolks and whites of two eggs, beaten separately very light, then stirred together. Add to this, gradually and rapidly, a great spoonful at a time of the hot cheese mixture. When well incorporated and creamy put in a teaspoonful each of Worcestershire sauce and lemon-juice. Pour upon hot buttered toast or crackers, and eat at once.
Make Welsh Rarebit, Nos. 1, 2, or 3, pour upon rounds of buttered toast and lay a poached egg upon each. Salt, pepper, and butter the egg.
Heat together a tablespoonful of butter, a saltspoonful each of dry mustard and of salt, with a pinch of cayenne. When well mixed and boiling add a cupful of hot milk (heated with a bit of soda no larger than a pea) in which has been soaked a half cupful of cracker-crumbs and a cupful of grated cheese. Cook all together three minutes, or until smoking-hot, add two well-beaten eggs, stir one minute - no more - and heap upon rounds of buttered toast.
Eat at once.
 
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