Creamy Oyster Soup With Thyme

Ingredients

• 1 dozen oysters
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 pinch thyme
• 2 ½ cups milk

Method

1. 1 Drain oysters, reserving the liquid. Wash oysters carefully to remove any shell fragments.
2. 2 Chop oysters finely and return them to the reserved oyster liquid in a saucepan.
3. 3 Add butter and a pinch of thyme to the saucepan. Heat gently to the scalding point.
4. 4 Add 2 ½ cups of scalding hot milk. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and serve immediately.