276. Oyster Sauce

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (12)
sauce base
oysters
liquid and seasonings
flavorings
Instructions (8)
  1. Mix three ounces of butter in a stewpan, with two ounces of flour.
  2. Blanch and beard three dozen oysters.
  3. Put the oysters into another stewpan.
  4. Add beards and liquor to the flour and butter, with a pint and a half of milk, a teaspoonful of salt, half a saltspoonful of cayenne, two cloves, half a blade of mace, and six peppercorns.
  5. Place it over the fire, keep stirring, and boil it ten minutes.
  6. Add a tablespoonful of essence of anchovies, and one of Harvey sauce.
  7. Pass it through a tammy over the oysters.
  8. Make the whole very hot without boiling, and serve.
Original Text
276. Oyster Sauce.—Mix three ounces of butter in a stewpan, with two ounces of flour, then blanch and beard three dozen oysters, put the oysters into another stewpan, add beards and liquor to the flour and butter, with a pint and a half of milk, a teaspoonful of salt, half a saltspoonful of cayenne, two cloves, half a blade of mace, and six peppercorns; place it over the fire, keep stirring, and boil it ten minutes, then add a tablespoonful of essence of anchovies, and one of Harvey sauce, pass it through a tammy over the oysters, make the whole very hot without boiling, and serve. A less quantity may be made, using less proportions.
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