Welsh Rabbit With Beer

Ingredients

1 tb butter
1 lb sharp cheddar cheese
3/4 c beer
1 dash cayenne pepper
1 ts dry mustard
1/2 ts salt
1/2 ts worcestershire sauce
1 egg
8 warm toast

Instructions

Halved In the top of a double boiler set over hot,not boiling,water,melt butter.Add cheese and all but 1 tbsp. of the beer.Cook,stirring constantly,until cheese has melted and the mixture is smooth.Combine seasonings with remaining beer and stir into cheese.Beat a little of the hot mixture into the beaten egg to prevent curdling before adding the egg mixture to the melted cheese.Stir to combine. Arrange 4 triangles of toast on each plate and top immediately with 1/4 of the rabbit.Alternatives:Top each piece of toast with a very thin slice of baked Virginia ham before pouring on the melted cheese. Substitute boiled tomato halves,steamed asparagus or broccoli,toasted English muffins or corn muffins for the toast. Serves 4.