Oyster stew Recipe

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Oyster stew

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Ingredients:

1	cup	Milk
1	cup	Light cream
1	pint	Shucked oysters
		-(do not drain)
2	tbsp	Butter or margarine
1/4	tsp	Salt
1/4	tsp	Celery salt
1	pinch	Pepper
1	pinch	Paprika

Procedures:

1	Heat 4 soup bowls.
2	Scald the milk and cream in a large heavy saucepan over moderately high heat.
3	Drain the oyster liquor into a separate saucepan and bring to a boil.
4	Spoon 2 tablespoons of the hot liquor into a third sauce- pan, add the oysters and butter, and heat, uncovered, over moderate heat, swirling the oysters around 3 to 4 minutes until their edges just begin to ruffle.
5	Add the oysters at once to the hot milk mixture, mix in the hot oyster liquor, salt, celery salt, pepper and paprika.
6	Ladle into the heated bowls and serve piping hot with oyster crackers.
7	This is based on the oyster stew at new york"s famous grand central oyster bar.
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