Oyster And Egg Soup

Ingredients

• 2 quarts oysters
• 12 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 head celery, chopped
• 2 grated nutmegs
• 1 tsp mace
• 1 tsp cloves
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp whole pepper

Method

1. 1 Drain oysters and remove the hard part.
2. 2 Boil eggs until hard, then cut into pieces.
3. 3 Pound the boiled eggs and oysters together in a mortar.
4. 4 Boil oyster liquor with chopped celery, nutmeg, mace, cloves, salt, and pepper.
5. 5 Stir in the pounded egg and oyster mixture a little at a time.
6. 6 Bring to one more boil and serve immediately.