Scalloped Oysters - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. fresh oysters
3 c. Waverly Wafers, coarsely broken
1/2 pt. heavy cream
1/2 c. butter, melted
several dashes nutmeg
1/2 tsp. black pepper
salt to taste
butter (for dotting)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Drain oysters; remove liquor.
Coarsely crush wafers by hand.
Melt 1/2 cup butter; combine with oyster liquor and cream.
Butter a 7 x 7-inch casserole dish and line bottom with 1 cup crushed crackers.
Lay one layer of oysters over crackers.
Drizzle 1/3 of cream mixture over oysters. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Cover oysters with 1 cup crushed crackers.
Put second layer of oysters on crackers; repeat with 1/3 of cream mixture.
Once again, season.
Top with final cup crushed crackers; drizzle remaining cream mixture over all.
Dot with butter.
Bake for 20 minutes.