Sentence:  A newly-arrived couple at the next table ... admitted that “this was more like” and that if the Alpenrose could also produce a proper cup of tea it would be just like home. Bill Andreyef, who was eating a lightly-boiled egg and a <WSD>rusk</WSD>, regarded the other diners with resentment. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a "zwieback")