American Medium Mrs. F.L. Gillette

Cheese Sandwiches

Original Recipe

These are extremely nice and are very easily made. Take one hard-boiled egg, a quarter of a pound of common cheese grated, half a teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of pepper, half a teaspoonful of mustard, one tablespoonful of melted butter, and one tablespoonful of vinegar or cold water. Take the yolk of the egg and put it into a small bowl and crumble it down, put into it the butter and mix it smooth with a spoon, then add the salt, pepper, mustard and the cheese, mixing each well. Then put in the tablespoonful of vinegar, which will make it the proper thickness. If vinegar is not relished, then use cold water instead. Spread this between two biscuits or pieces of oat-cake, and you could not require a better sandwich. Some people will prefer the sandwiches less highly seasoned. In that case, season to taste.

Ingredients

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  • 1 quarter of a pound of common cheese grated
  • 1 teaspoonful of salt
  • 1 teaspoonful of pepper
  • 1 teaspoonful of mustard
  • 1 tablespoonful of melted butter
  • 1 tablespoonful of vinegar or cold water
  • 1 small bowl and crumble it down
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 better sandwich

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Instructions

  1. 1

    These are extremely nice and are very easily made.

  2. 2

    Take one hard-boiled egg, a quarter of a pound of common cheese grated, half a teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of pepper, half a teaspoonful of mustard, one tablespoonful of melted butter, and one tablespoonful of vinegar or cold water.

  3. 3

    Take the yolk of the egg and put it into a small bowl and crumble it down, put into it the butter and mix it smooth with a spoon, then add the salt, pepper, mustard and the cheese, mixing each well.

  4. 4

    Then put in the tablespoonful of vinegar, which will make it the proper thickness.

  5. 5

    If vinegar is not relished, then use cold water instead.

  6. 6

    Spread this between two biscuits or pieces of oat-cake, and you could not require a better sandwich.

  7. 7

    Some people will prefer the sandwiches less highly seasoned.

  8. 8

    In that case, season to taste.

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