The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook


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The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook  
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tablespoons  
butter  
1
teaspoon finely  
chopped parsley  
tablespoons flour  
egg  
2
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Clean oysters, heat oyster liquor to boiling−point, and strain through double thickness of  
cheese−cloth; add oysters to liquor and cook until plump. Remove oysters with skimmer and  
add enough cream to liquor to make a cupful. Melt butter, add flour, and pour on gradually  
hot  
liquid; add salt, cayenne, parsley, oysters, and egg slightly beaten.  
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Creamed Oysters  
pint oysters  
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1
1/2 cups White Sauce II  
1
/8 teaspoon celery salt  
Clean, and cook oysters until plump and edges begin to curl; drain, and add to White Sauce  
seasoned with celery salt. Serve on toast, in timbale cases, patty shells, or vol−au−vents.  
One−fourth cup sliced mushrooms are often added to Creamed Oysters.  
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Oysters in Brown Sauce  
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1
1
pint oysters  
1
/2 cup milk  
/4 cup butter  
1
/2 teaspoon salt  
/4 cup flour  
1
teaspoon anchovy  
sauce  
1
cup oyster  
liquor  
1
/8 teaspoon pepper  
Parboil and drain oysters, reserve liquor, heat, strain, and set aside for sauce. Brown butter,  
add flour, and stir until well browned; then add oyster liquor, milk, seasonings, and oysters.  
For  
filling patty cases or vol−au−vents.  
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Savory Oysters  
1
pint of oysters  
1/2 cup Brown Stock  
Chapter XI − FISH  
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