Clam And Oyster Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pt. clams
1 pt. oysters
4 c. milk
1 slice onion
2 blades mace
sprig of parsley
bit of bay leaf
1/3 c. butter
1/3 c. flour
salt and pepper

Preparation

Clean and pick over oysters.
Using 1/3 cup cold water, reserve liquor and add oysters, slightly chopped.
Clean and pick over clams.
Reserve liquor and add to hard part of clams, finely chopped.
Put aside soft part of clams.
Heat slowly to boiling point the clams and oysters with liquid from broth.
Strain through cheesecloth. Scald milk with onion, mace, parsley and bay leaf.
Remove seasonings and add milk to stock. Thicken with butter and flour, cooked together.
Add soft part of clams and cook 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.