Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 quart of mushrooms
- 1 pint cream
- 2 eggs well beaten
Directions
Remove the inside of a loaf of stale bread by cutting off the top crust. Be careful that the crust fits again the same place. Leave a wall an inch thick inside, brush the inside and outside of the loaf with butter and place in the oven to brown. Do not burn. Cook the oysters gently as for stew, removing when they swell. Fill the roll or loaf and keep hot. Prepare the following sauce :
Sauce. — Cut in pieces 1 quart of mushrooms and stew in oyster liquor with butter, a bay leaf and a little salt. Simmer gently for 30 minutes, add 1 pint cream and the yolks of 2 eggs well beaten ; stir constantly till it comes to the boiling point. Lay your oyster roll on a hot platter and pour over it the mushroom sauce and garnish with flecks of chopped parsley. Mrs. N. A. Pennoycr.
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