nPostednon September 3, 2015
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n Twondishes I remember having (or seeing) when I was a kid, that I don’tnsee or hear about these days, are chipped beef on toast and Welshnrarebit (which is hot cheese on toast).
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nIt’snnot as if we don’t still have toast. Toast and “French toast” arenstill hugely popular at breakfast time. And it’s not as if we don’tndo bread plus cheese – cheesy garlic bread and pizza, quesadillasnand fondue, grilled cheese sandwiches, nachos, and crackers andncheese all combine a variety of bread products with all sorts ofncheese.
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nButnWelsh rarebit on a menu? A friend serving me Welsh rarebit? Ornputting photos of Welsh rarebit on Facebook? Nope, nope, and nope.
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| Okay, I’m just wrong!
If Stouffer’s sells Welsh Rarebit in its But, I swear, I’ve NEVER seen this |
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nWell,ntoday is Welsh Rarebit Day, so it is time to reverse that trend!
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nMeltnsome cheddar cheese, stir in some Worcestershire sauce and mustard,nand serve it up on toast! Or do a full-on recipe like this one on Food-dot-com!
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nOkay,nso I have wondered…why “Welsh”? And why “rarebit”?
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nTheren are some who think that this simple recipe was a staple dish inn South Wales Valleys, but others say that the English used to use then word “Welsh” to mean “foreign” or “inferior.” Andn perhaps a vegetarian food was considered inferior in some ways ton serving meat? Some say that the Welsh were considered to ben especially fond of cheese, just like we think of Americans eatingn lots of corn, and Argentinians being very fond of beef.
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Hotn cheese on toast used to be called Welsh rabbit. Even though theren was no rabbit to be seen, anywhere in the dish. And even thoughn rabbits don’t eat toast OR cheese.
Apparently “rarebit”n was a mistake that was copied over and over again – possibly an mistake that was glommed onto eagerly because the name “Welshn rabbit” for a vegetarian dish is…well, silly?
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| This is a cute idea, actually — notice the tooth marks in the carrot! |
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nAlsonon this date:
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Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Parisn
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nAnothernLook Unlimited Day
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nAnniversarynof the introduction of atomic symbols
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Anniversarynof the founding of San Marino
Anniversarynof the founding of San Marinon
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nAnniversarynof Sweden switching sides
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nPlannahead:
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