Oyster Gumbo

Ingredients

• Take one chicken
• one pound of lean beef
• a slice of fat ham
• a large silver onion
• thyme
• parsley
• black pepper
• salt
• from a quart to half a gallon of oysters

Method

1. 1

   Cut chicken, beef, and ham into pieces, dust with flour, and fry in butter.

2. 2

   Add warm water to make about two quarts of soup.

3. 3

   Boil until half an hour before dinner, then add oysters, thyme, and parsley.

4. 4

   Season and thicken before serving.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Jane Hamilton's recipes (1909) by Charlotte Mason Poindexter, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

OYSTER GUMBO. Take one chicken, one pound of lean beef, and a slice of fat ham, cut them into pieces, dust them with flour, and fry a light brown (21) JANE HAMILTON'S RECIPES with some good, fresh butter. Then pour on sufficient warm water to make about two quarts of soup. Add a large silver onion (some fry the onion). Let all boil until half ,an hour before dinner, then add from a quart to half a gallon of oysters well drained, some thyme and parsley tied in a bunch, and season with black pepper and salt

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