French Oyster Soup
Ingredients
- 1 qrt oysters
- 1 qrt milk
- 1 slice onion
- 2 blades mace
- ⅓ cup flour
- ⅓ cup butter
- 2 egg yolks
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Clean oysters by pouring over ¾ cup cold water. Drain, reserve liquor, add oysters, slightly chopped, heat slowly to boiling point and let simmer 20 minutes; strain.
- Scald milk with onion and mace. Make white sauce and add oyster liquor.
- Just before serving add egg yolks, slightly beaten.