Cheese on toast
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Toast, which may be browned on one or both sides, has cheese placed on it before being subjected to a grill.[1] For cheese on toast, Cheddar is the most frequent choice because it is well-suited for toasting.[2]
Key facts and history
A 1932 recipe suggested sprinkling cheese with mustard, cayenne, and minced red sweet pepper, then browning both sides and serving with hot tomato sauce.[3] It was already mentioned in a 1918 recipe as a luncheon dish called "our teahouse friend".[4] In 1957, a Daytona Beach, Florida luncheonette advertised cheese dreams as a 55-cent Lenten special.[5]
What the cited sources add
The cheese dream was already documented in a 1918 recipe as a luncheon dish.[4] A 1957 newspaper advertisement listed cheese dreams as a 55-cent Lenten special in Daytona Beach.[5] A 1932 recipe for cheese dream directs the cook to sprinkle the cheese with mustard, cayenne, and minced red sweet pepper, brown both sides, and serve with hot tomato sauce.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Cheese on toast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: James Martin, "BBC recipe by James Martin", Bbc.co.uk; Antony Worrall Thompson, "BBC recipe by Anthony Worrall Thompson", Bbc.co.uk (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheese on toast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "British Cheese Board - Welcome" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheese on toast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Uebelherr, "There's no secret to great grilled cheese", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 26, 2004; Marty Meitus Oct 10, 2001 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel p. 29 (Scripps News Service); "I Dream Of Cheeses | Sandwich Tribunal", www.sandwichtribunal.com, 24 September 2020; Beard, "James Beard's Simple Foods"; "Cheese Dream New Favorite Sandwich", San Jose News, July 15, 1932 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheese on toast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Uebelherr, "There's no secret to great grilled cheese", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 26, 2004; Meitus, "OLD FAITHFUL GRILLED CHEESE, A DEPRESSION-ERA STANDBY, HAS RETURNED", Rocky Mountain News, January 3, 1999; Marty Meitus Oct 10, 2001 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel p. 29 (Scripps News Service); Eaton, "Meatless Main Dishes", 1918, p. 52 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Cheese on toast" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "W.T. Grant Co. advertisement", Sunday News Journal, March 10, 1957, p. 18 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Cheese on toast (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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