I have loved Welsh Rarebit since I was a child and called it Welch Rabbit. Legend has it that Welsh peasants, who were not allowed to hunt rabbit on the estates of noblemen, served this melted cheese dish as a substitute. Thus the name. This appears to be only a nice story though. My piano teacher Elizabeth Murphy introduced my family to this recipe. It was one of her favorites. I had a wonderful Welsh Rarebit at a little place I discovered in Dublin on St. Anne's Place, The Shrimp Wine Bar.
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