Oysters for Pie or Patties

Ingredients

• one quart of oysters
• a piece of butter the size of an egg
• a tablespoonful of sifted flour
• a large cupful of oyster liquor
• the yolks of two eggs
• a saltspoonful of salt
• a pinch of cayenne pepper
• one of mace

Method

1. 1

   Boil oysters in their liquor, drain, and melt butter in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Stir in flour, then slowly add oyster liquor.

3. 3

   Beat yolks with salt, cayenne, and mace, add to the liquor without boiling.

4. 4

   Add oysters and use for pie, patties, or serve on toast.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The easiest way in housekeeping and cooking (1881) by Helen Stuart Campbell, page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Oysters for Pie or Patties. One quart of oysters put on to boil in their own liquor. Turn them while boiling into a colander to drain. Melt a piece of butter the size of an egg in the saucepan, add a tablespoonful of sifted flour, and stir one minute. Pour in the oyster liquor slowly, which must be not less than a large cupful. Beat the yolks of two eggs thoroughly with a saltspoonful of salt, a pinch of cayenne pepper, and one of mace

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