Scalloped Oysters

Ingredients

• i pint of milk
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• i tablespoon of butter
• about 6 or 7 large oysters
• bits of celery
• butter over the top
• 2 tablespoons of the cream dressing

Method

1. 1

   Make a cream gravy with milk, flour, and butter.

2. 2

   Place oysters in shells, layer with bread crumbs, sprinkle with celery and butter, pour cream dressing over, dust with crumbs, and bake until golden brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The way to the heart (1905) by Carrie Pickett Moore, page 2. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Scalloped Oysters. After cleaning the oysters, drain and place on a dry cloth while you prepare the following: Make a cream gravy of i pint of milk, 2 tablespoons of flour and i tablespoon of butter. Use fancy shells to bake them in. Place a layer of oysters and then one of bread crumbs until the shells are well filled — they should hold about 6 or 7 large oysters ; sprinkle bits of celery and butter over the top, and pour over the whole 2 tablespoons of the cream dressing

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