Baked Oysters On The Half Shell

Ingredients

• 1 quart oysters
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 ounce flour
• 1 pint oyster liquor
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8-10 oyster shells
• bread crumbs
• small bits of butter

Method

1. 1 Blanch oysters in their liquor by bringing just to a boil. Strain, saving the hot liquor.
2. 2 Wash oysters in cold water and drain. Clean oyster shells thoroughly with a brush.
3. 3 Melt butter and flour in a saucepan. Gradually stir in boiling oyster liquor until smooth.
4. 4 Season sauce with salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. Heat oysters in the sauce.
5. 5 Fill shells with oysters, dust with bread crumbs, add a bit of butter on each.
6. 6 Brown in a quick oven (400°F) and serve on a folded napkin.