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Stewed Oysters I

There are several ways to stew oysters. Two recipes are given below.

Ingredients

  • 2 dozen (24 ea.) raw, whole oysters
  • 2 oz (55 g) butter
  • ¼ cup cream
  • ¼ tsp mace
  • 2 bay leaves
  • Salt, black pepper, and nutmeg, to taste
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Method

  1. Shuck the oysters, saving any liquid in the oyster.
  2. Put your oysters with all their liquid into a saucepan; add the butter, salt, black pepper, mace, and bay leaves.
  3. Bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cream and shake all well together while heating through.
  4. Pour onto a plate or platter, grating a little fresh nutmeg on each oyster as it lies in the sauce.

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