Required : Half a pound of Cheddar cheese. One teaspoonful of made mustard. Two tablespoonfuls of ale or porter. Half an ounce of butter. Salt and pepper. Slices of toast. (Sufficient for three or four.)

Cut the cheese into small pieces, and put it into a small saucepan with the ale or porter, the mustard, butter, and a little salt. Stir it over the fire till it becomes the consistency of thick cream.

Have ready four neatly trimmed slices of toast, pour the cheese on them, dust each slice with a little pepper, and serve them as quickly as possible.

Cost. 8d.