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Oysters à la D’Uxelles

A party-table recipe from 1910 featuring oysters, with the historic method and citation preserved.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • 1 pint oysters
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • Few grains cayenne
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon Sherry wine

Make it happen

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean oysters, heat to boiling-point, and drain. Reserve liquor and strain through double thickness of cheese-cloth; there should be three-fourths cup. Cook butter and mushrooms five minutes, add flour, and oyster liquor gradually; then cook three minutes. Add seasonings, oysters, egg, and Sherry wine. Serve on zephyrettes or pieces of toasted bread.

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