Oysters a la John Chamberlin

Ingredients

• one dozen large Lynn Haven Bay oysters
• two heaping tablespoonfuls of finely chopped celery
• a saltspoonful of salt
• two of paprika
• two pats of butter
• a gill and a half of cream
• two sherry-glassfuls of fine Madeira

Method

1. 1

   Add to the juice of oysters celery, salt, and paprika.

2. 2

   Bring slowly to a boil, then simmer five minutes.

3. 3

   Add butter and cream, then Madeira.

4. 4

   Add oysters and serve when gills begin to curl.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The bachelor and the chafing dish (1895) by Deshler Welch, page 33. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Oysters a la John Chamberlin. — This dainty dish, invented by the famous viveur of Washing- ton, is made as follows : — Add to the juice of one dozen large Lynn Haven Bay oysters two heaping tablespoonfuls of finely chopped celery, a saltspoonful of salt, and two of paprika. Bring slowly to a boil, then simmer five minutes. Now add two pats of butter and a gill and a half of cream. When simmering, add two sherry-glassfuls of fine Madeira

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