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Dinner

Oyster Sauce

The original 1910 method for Oyster Sauce, presented as a faithful archival transcription.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • 1 pint oysters
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 cup milk or Chicken Stock
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Oyster liquor

Make it happen

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash oysters, reserve liquor, heat, strain, add oysters, and cook until plump. Remove oysters, and make a sauce of butter, flour, oyster liquor, and milk. Add oysters, and season with salt and pepper.

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