Oyster Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. flour
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
3 pt. shucked oysters, undrained
1/2 c. margarine
2 qt. (1/2 gal.) milk
black pepper to taste

Preparation

Blend flour, seasonings and 1/4 cup water in a 3-quart soup kettle.
Add undrained oysters and margarine.
Simmer over very low heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until edges of oysters curl, stirring gently.
Add hot milk; remove from heat and cover.
Let stand 15 minutes.
Reheat briefly.
Top servings with pats of butter. Serve with oyster crackers.
Makes enough for 8.