1 tb Butter
1 lb Sharp cheese; grated,
-Cheddar, Cheshire or
-Gloucester
3/4 c Beer; divided
1/8 ts Cayenne pepper
1/4 ts Dry mustard
1/4 ts Salt
1 ts Worcestershire sauce
1 Egg; beaten with
1 ts Corn starch
6 sl White or rye toast -OR-
6 English muffins; split and
-toasted
Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler. Add cheese and all
but 1 Tablespoon of the beer. Cook over hot, not boiling water
until the cheese melts.
Combine the cayenne pepper, dry mustard, salt and Worcestershire
sauce with the remaining tablespoon of the beer then stir into the
melted cheese.
Combine the slightly beaten egg with the corn starch, stir this
into the cheese mixture and let mixture thicken slightly.
