WELSH RAREBIT WITH HAM & WATERCRESS

      Title: WELSH RAREBIT WITH HAM & WATERCRESS
  Categories: Cheese, Ham
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
 MMMMM-----------------------RAREBIT (SAUCE----------------------------
       2    Eggs, at room temperature
       6 oz Bottled beer or ale
     3/4 lb Cheddar cheese, coarse shred
   1 1/2 tb Butter or margarine
     3/4 ts Dry mustard
     3/4 ts Worcestershire sauce
     1/8 ts Tabasco sauce
 
 MMMMM----------------------------BASE---------------------------------
       2 sl Homebaked Bread, toasted
       4 sl Black Forest Ham
 
 MMMMM---------------------VEGETABLE FILLING--------------------------
   1 1/2 c  Watercress, fresh
     1/4 c  Green Pepper, julienne
 
 MMMMM--------------------------GARNISH-------------------------------
            Tomato slices, thin
  
   1. Beat eggs until well blended.
   
   2. Stir remaining sauce ingredients, together with the eggs, in a
   double-boiler. The type of beer used is a personal preference. A
   variety beer such as an imported German, British, etc beer is
   recommended so as to make the recipe less ordinary. A Pilsener or
   Lager may add more foam to the mixture and make the rarebit lighter
   in texture.
   
   3. Bring a double-boiler to the boil then reduce heat to medium to
   heat mixture. Leave mixture uncovered and stir mixture thoroughly
   about once every minute.
   
   4. When the desired consistency is achieved, Beat mixture with rotary
   beater or electric mixer until very smooth. Leave in double-boiler to
   maintain temperature.
   
   5. Toast bread slices. Home-made bread, sliced slightly thicker than
   commercial bread, is preferrable. Variety home-made breads would vary
   texture and flavour.
   
   6. Drape 1 to 2 slices of Black Forest Ham (or alternative
   delicatessen meat slices) over toasted bread. Place on dinner plate
   and set in warming oven approx 10 min. prior to serving.
   
   7. Steam watercress with julienne green peppers until heated through.
   These vegetables should be as close to uncooked as possible, although
   heated. Microwave may be utilized (approx 2 min at high). Wild
   watercress would enhance flavour.
   
   8. Mound a portion of watercress and green pepper in the middle of
   the ham slices on the serving plates. Ladle a generous amount of the
   rarebit over the vegetables, ham and toast - allowing it to flow to
   cover the plate bottom. Accent plate by dropping thinly sliced
   uncooked tomato on the top of each mound.
   
   Developed by Paul A. Meadows Rarebit sauce ingredients modified from a
   recipe found in "The New Deluxe Sharp Microwave Oven Cookbook"
   remainder is authors original work.
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