Oyster Soup

Ingredients

• One hundred oysters
• Two quarts of water
• One tablespoon of butter
• One pint of rich milk or cream
• Nutmeg, mace, pepper, and salt to the taste
• Liquor
• Wheat flour (optional)

Directions

1. Strain the oysters through a cullender.
2. Set the liquor to boil.
3. When the scum has risen and been removed, add the water, butter, milk or cream, and all seasonings.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Just before serving, add the oysters to the soup.
6. If the soup is too thin, lightly sprinkle in some wheat flour a few minutes before serving.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Anna Duck
Louisiana Anthology
September 15th, 2022