Oyster Soup

• 1 quart oysters.
• 4 cups milk.
• 1 slice

Clean and pick over oysters as for Oyster Stew; reserve liquor, add oysters slightly chopped, and heat slowly to boiling point. Strain through cheese cloth, reheat liquor, and thicken with butter and flour cooked together. Scald milk with onion, celery, mace, parsley, and bay leaf; remove seasonings, and add to oyster liquor. Season with salt and pepper.