OYSTER SAUCE
- 12 oysters
- 1 tablespoonful butter
- 1 tablespoonful flour
- Salt and pepper
- 1 gill (½ cup) milk
- 1 gill (½ cup) stock
- 1 gill (½ cup) cream
- A few drops lemon juice
Blend the butter and flour together in a fireproof dish, then add gradually the milk and stock and boil for five minutes, stirring all the time; add the lemon juice, cream, salt, pepper, and the oysters divided into two or four pieces, according to size.
Do not boil the sauce after the oysters are added.