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Oyster Soup, Amsterdam Style
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Oyster Soup, Amsterdam Style

8 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

695
Calories
23g
Protein
21g
Fat
102g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water 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

  • 1 quart oysters
  • Water
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3½ tablespoons flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Paprika
  • Celery salt
  • 1 cup cream

Directions

1

Clean, pick over, chop, and parboil oysters; drain and add to liquor enough water to make one quart liquid. Brown butter, add flour, and pour on gradually, while stirring constantly, oyster liquor. Let simmer one-half hour. Season with salt, paprika, and celery salt, and just before serving add cream.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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