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OYSTER SOUP
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OYSTER SOUP

5 ingredients 3 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

248
Calories
18g
Protein
11g
Fat
19g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Mace not in our table 0

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

  • two quarts of oysters
  • a quart of milk
  • a head of celery split fine
  • nutmeg
  • mace

Directions

1

Season two quarts of oysters with a little cayenne. Then take them out of the liquor. Grate and roll fine a dozen crackers. Put them into the liquor with a large lump of fresh butter. When the grated biscuit has quite dissolved, add a quart of milk with a grated nutmeg, and a dozen blades of mace; and, if in season, a head of celery split fine and cut into small pieces. Season it to your taste with pepper.

2

Mix the whole together, and set it in a closely covered vessel over a slow fire. When it comes to a boil, put in the oysters; and when it comes to a boil again, they will be sufficiently done.

3

Before you send it to table put into the tureen some toasted bread cut into small squares, omitting the crust.

By Eliza Leslie · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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