Melba toast

Melba toast isvery dry, crisp, thinly sliced toast. Itservedsoupssalads, or toppedmelted cheese. Itnamed after Dame Nellie Melba,stage nameAustralian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell,is thoughtdate back1897,year whensinger was very illthis kindtoast becamestapleher diet.

See also:

• Peach Melba