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Lunch

Oyster Stew

A turn-of-the-century lunch recipe featuring oysters, with the original instructions and source page intact.

LunchVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
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What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • 1 quart oysters
  • 4 cups scalded milk
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ tablespoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper

Make it happen

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean oysters by placing in a colander and pouring over them three-fourths cup cold water. Carefully pick over 130 oysters, reserve liquor, and heat it to boiling-point; strain through double cheese-cloth, add oysters, and cook until oysters are plump and edges begin to curl. Remove oysters with skimmer, and put in tureen with butter, salt, and pepper. Add oyster liquor strained a second time, and milk. Serve with oyster crackers.

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