Welsh rarebit Blushing Bunny. A version of Welsh rarebit called "" is traditionally served in the French Nord-pas-de-Calais region. The first recorded reference to the dish was "Welsh rabbit" in 1725, but the origin of the term is unknown. There is some suggestion that Welsh Rabbit derives from a South Wales Valleys staple, in which a generous lump of cheese is placed into a mixture of beaten eggs and milk, seasoned with salt and pepper, and baked in the oven until the egg mixture has firmed and the cheese has melted. Onion may be added and the mixture would be eaten with
Dream of the Rarebit Fiend animation and editorial cartoons with his son's name. As of 2007 only seven examples of "Rarebit Reveries" were known, though it is nearly certain others were printed. The earliest collection, titled "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend", appeared in 1905 from Frederick A. Stokes and reprinted 61 of the strips. Dover Publications reprinted this collection in 1973 in a 10% enlarged edition with new introductory material. The Dover edition dropped the final strip from the original collection as it contained ethnic humor that the publisher believed would not be to the taste of a 1970s audience. "Rarebit Fiend" examples appear in