Oysters (Huitres) au Gratin

Ingredients

• a quart of oysters
• one tablespoon butter
• two tablespoons flour
• the liquid from the oysters
• little Worcestershire sauce
• little onion juice
• some cream
• American or Parmesan cheese
• bread crumbs

Method

1. 1

   Put oysters on stove in their liquid with pepper and salt.

2. 2

   Make a rich sauce from butter, flour, oyster liquid, Worcestershire sauce, onion juice, and cream.

3. 3

   Layer oysters and sauce in a dish, topping with cheese and bread crumbs.

4. 4

   Bake until golden brown for 20-25 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Swedish, French, American cook book (1918) by Hammond, Maria Mathilda (Ericsson) Mrs., page 186. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

sters ( Huitres ) au Gratin Take a quart of oysters; put on stove in their own liquid with some pepper and salt; make a rich sauce from one tablespoon butter, two tablespoons flour, the liquid from the oysters, little Worcestershire sauce, little onion juice, and some cream. Put one layer of oysters, then a layer of cream sauce, then sprinkle with a layer of American or Parmesan cheese, then oysters, cream sauce, and cheese — until the dish is full. On the top put cheese mixed with bread crumbs

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