Old-Fashioned Oyster Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pt. stewing oysters
1 large egg, beaten lightly
1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 qt. milk or half and half cream
3 Tbsp. butter
salt to taste
celery salt to taste
pepper to taste

Preparation

Drain oysters, reserving liquid.
Remove any shell fragments from oysters.
Combine eggs, Worcestershire sauce and reserved liquid.
Add oysters; set aside.
Heat milk to which butter, salt, celery salt and pepper have been added.
When butter has melted, gradually add oyster mixture.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until oysters curl.
Mixture should never boil or it will curdle.
Correct seasonings.
Serve with oysterette crackers.