630. Escaloped Oysters

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
Yield
24.0 oysters
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Ingredients (9)
Instructions (12)
  1. Put two dozen of oysters with their liquor into a stewpan.
  2. Place over a fire, and when a little firm, drain them upon a sieve, catching the liquor in another stewpan.
  3. Detach the beard from the oysters, and throw them again into their liquor.
  4. Add half a blade of mace.
  5. Place again upon the fire, and, when boiling, add a piece of butter the size of a walnut, with which you have mixed a teaspoonful of flour.
  6. Shake round over the fire until becoming thick.
  7. Season with a little cayenne, and salt if required.
  8. Prepare an escalop shell, well buttered and bread-crumbed.
  9. Place the oysters in the shell.
  10. Sprinkle bread-crumbs over.
  11. Put it in the oven for a quarter of an hour.
  12. Pass the salamander over, and serve.
Original Text · last edited 13 days ago
630. Escaloped Oysters.—Put two dozen of oysters with their liquor into a stewpan, place over a fire, and when a little firm, drain them upon a sieve, catching the liquor in another stewpan; detach the beard from the oysters, and throw them again into their liquor; add half a blade of mace, place again upon the fire, and, when boiling, add a piece of butter the size of a walnut, with which you have mixed a teaspoonful of flour; shake round over the fire until becoming thick, season with a little cayenne, and salt if required; have an escalop shell, well buttered and bread-crumbed; place the oysters in, sprinkle bread-crumbs over, put it in the oven a quarter of an hour, pass the salamander over, and serve. The yolk of eggs may be added, and less flour.
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