This recipe first came to my attention in the mid-1950s under the name "Hasty Hats." It may have been written up in a women's magazine or printed on a label for mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese or English muffins. It seems to have been invented to exploit the post-war popularity of the toaster oven. Your recipe would be more authentic if you did as we used to do in 1956: use chives, not parsley, and employ pre-toasted halves of English Muffins as the substrate. Once you make a batch you will understand how the name Hasty Hats came about: the topping puffs up and makes a little "hat" on the bread. A yummy snack that any 9-year old girl can make for herself after school.

Oh so glad to find this! My ballet teacher gave this recipe to my mom in 1951. My mother gave many parties & always served these... no green, occasionally a tiny bit of onion, always sprinkled with paprika before broiling. She used Pepperidge thin sliced bread. Unfortunately mom called it her cheese dreams but now there are cheddar cheese dreams. Now I know what to call them and I thought I remembered one side toasted. Oh yay.

My Mom made these when when my parents had "company". My parents had fun parties and sometimes "the kids" were not included! My Mom used to make these tasty hors d'oeuvres and now me too. Times have changed but yummy is still yummy!