Macaroni Cheese

Adapted from Macaroni Cheese, in The Art of Living in Australia (1893), preserved in the Open Recipe Archive's The Australian Table collection and marked public domain. The method is condensed from the original and the quantities are restated in modern units; see the archive record at https://github.com/AdamBouhmad/open-recipe-archive/blob/main/collections/australian-table/recipes/macaroni-cheese.md.

1. Put the macaroni into boiling salt and water, and boil for half an hour or until soft

2. Strain off the water and cut into pieces about 1 1/2 inch long

3. Make the sauce by directions given elsewhere

4. Mix in half the cheese and some pepper and salt

5. Take a dish in which it can be served, and lay at the bottom some macaroni

6. Then some sauce and a little of the dry cheese

7. Continue in this way till all the materials are used up, leaving plenty of dry cheese for the top

8. Put in the oven for five or ten minutes till a nice colour

9. Serve hot