Oyster Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. flour
3 tsp. salt
2 dashes pepper
4 Tbsp. water
1 qt. oysters with liquor
2 qt. scalded milk
paprika

Preparation

Combine flour, salt, pepper and water.
Blend to a smooth paste.
Stir in oysters and their liquor.
Simmer oysters over very low heat until edges curl, then pour into scalded milk. Remove pan from heat; cover and let stand 15 minutes.
Have tureen and soup plates hot; drop in some butter or margarine.
Reheat stew briefly and serve piping hot.
Pour into tureen; sprinkle with paprika.