Omelet with Oysters

Ingredients

• Eggs (8 or 10)
• Gill of Cream
• 1 Tablespoon of Sweet Butter
• Parsley
• Pepper
• Salt
• Pint of Oysters

Directions

1. Break eight or ten eggs in a basin, whip them up well.
2. Add a gill of cream, a tablespoonful of sweet butter, a spoonful of chopped parsley, pepper and salt to taste.
3. Beat it again very light, then stir in a pint of chopped oysters.
4. Put in the omelet, when the butter is hot.
5. When the eggs have partly set, roll the omelet in form of a cushion, which you can do by using the tin slice.
6. Brown delicately, and serve with a little melted butter or some sauce you prefer.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Jalen Helm
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021