Oyster Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 potatoes, cubed
1 onion, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
1 bay leaf
Salt & coarse ground pepper to taste
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. celery salt
2 c. chicken broth
1 pt. fresh oysters and liquor
2 c. half & half or milk
1/4 c. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. Tabasco Sauce
Few grinds of fresh nutmeg

Preparation

Prepare potatoes, onion and celery. Add vegetables and seasonings (but NOT the nutmeg) to chicken broth and simmer until fork tender, about 30 minutes and then remove bay leaf. Chop oysters into bite size pieces; add liquor and oysters to pot of vegetables and simmer 3 or 4 minutes before adding milk (or half & half) to pot. Mix cornstarch with small amount of water, add to pot, gently cook and stir until chowder thickens. Mix in a few dashes of Tabasco Sauce and serve with the fresh nutmeg on top.