Poached Egg Cheese Toast With Broth

Ingredients

• slices of cheese
• toasted bread
• clear mutton broth, green pease broth, or other clear seasoned pottage
• butter
• salt
• chopped parsley
• poached eggs
• optional: fried or stewed fish (carps, milts, gudgeons, smelts, oysters)
• optional: fried and stewed capers, mushrooms
• optional: currants, boiled or stewed prunes
• optional: whole cloves, nutmeg, mace, ginger
• optional: white wine, verjuice, or green sauce
• optional: grated nutmeg
• optional: carved lemon

Method

1. 1 Lay slices of cheese between two pieces of toasted bread.
2. 2 Pour clear, seasoned broth (mutton, pease, or other) over the cheese and bread.
3. 3 Top with chopped parsley and poached eggs.
4. 4 Optional: Garnish with fried fish, capers, mushrooms, dried fruits, spices, wine, or lemon as desired.