Jane Austen'S Regency Toasted Cheese - Welsh Or Scotch Rarebit - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs grated mature cheddar cheese
6 6 fluid ounces milk or 6 fluid ounces ale
3/4 teaspoon dry English-style mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
6 slices thick bread
butter
chutney, to serve

Preparation

Melt the cheese over hot, but not boiling, water and then gradually stir in the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and set to one side. Taste and adjust seasonings.
Toast the bread on ONE side only and then butter the UNTOASTED side.
Spread the melted rarebit mixture over the top of the bread - on the UNTOASTED side - make sure the mixture is spread upto the edges.
Place under a hot grill and cook until the rarebit mixture is bubbling hot and brown in patches, about 3 to 5 minutes depending on the heat of your grill.
Serve immediately with a selection of chutneys, relishes and pickles.