Oyster Patties.
- Ingredients—6 patty cases.
- 2½ dozen oysters.
- 1 oz. of butter.
- 1 oz. of flour.
- ¼ pint of milk.
- ¼ pint of cream.
- A few drops of lemon juice.
- Pepper and salt.
- A little cayenne.
Method.—Beard the oysters, and cut off the hard white part; cut each oyster in two.
Strain the oyster liquor through muslin.
Put the beards into the milk, and simmer them in it to extract the flavour.
Then melt the butter in a saucepan, and mix in the flour smoothly.
Strain in the milk, and add the oyster liquor. Stir and cook well.
Then add the cream, and let it boil in the sauce.
Lastly, add the pepper, salt, cayenne, and the oysters.
Fill the patty cases with the mixture.
Put the lid on each, and decorate with powdered lobster coral.
Serve hot or cold.