Oyster Stew
From The art of living in Australia, 1893
Total Cost— Is. 2d. Time— 5 Minutes.
Presented as published in 1893. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The art of living in Australia (1893) by Philip E. Muskett, page 187. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
OYSTER STEW, 1 bottle Oysters . . . .Is. 1 oz. Butter ^d. i pint Milk . . . . 1 J oz. Flour J ■ Pepper, Salt, and Lemon Juice . . \d. Total Cost— Is. 2\d. Time— 5 Minutes. IVIake a sauce by directions given, using a httle of the oyster liquor mixed with the milk ; flavour with salt and jjepper, and a little nutmeg and lemon juice. Stir in the oysters and simmer for five minutes, it is then ready to serve. 294 THE ART OF LIVING IN AUSTRALIA. AMERICAN OYSTERS. 1 bottle of Oysters . Is. i pint of Milk . . \d. 6 Soda Biscuits . •1 1 oz. Butter . . .U^c Pepper and Salt . . J Total Cost— Is. 2ld. Time — 5 Mir Put the milk and butter into a saucepan ; when it boils put in the oysters and simmer for five minutes. Season with pepper and salt ; break up the biscuits and throw them in. Boil up and pour into a deep dish, and it is ready to serve. FISH AND BUTTER SAUCE. 3 Whiting or Bream . . .Is. li oz. Butter "1 1 teaspoonful Parsley, Pepper, and > 1 \d. Salt J Total Cost — Is. \\d. Time — Three-quarters of an Hour. Fillet the fish and cut them into strips, wash them well in cold water and dry in a cloth ; twist them round, and lay in a buttered soup plate, sprinkle with white pepper and salt, and chopped parsley. Put in the rest of the butter, cover with another soup plate, and stand over a saucepan of boil- ing water for three-quarters of an hour ; reverse the plates once while it is cooking, place in a hot dish, and pour over it the butter and parsley in which it was cooked. This is a nice delicate way of cooking fish for an invalid. FISH PATTIES. 1 Small Bream . 1 oz. Butter 1 oz. Flour
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