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    GRAND CENTRAL STATION OYSTER STEW


    Source of Recipe


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    Recipe Introduction


    The oyster bar that opened in Grand Central Station in New York City on May 22, 1912 still serves an Oyster Stew made according to its original recipe.


    List of Ingredients




    2 cups milk
    2 cups light cream
    1 quart oysters and liquor
    2 tablespoons butter
    Salt
    Pepper
    Celery salt
    Paprika (optional

    Recipe



    This recipe is prepared quickly. Heat soup bowls before you begin. Scald milk and cream together but do not boil. Drain oyster liquor into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Heat oysters in a separate saucepan with 2 tablespoons of the oyster liquor and the butter until the oysters are plump and the edges begin to curl. Remove from heat immediately. Combine hot milk and cream, hot oysters and hot oyster liquor. Add salt, pepper and celery salt. Ladle into soup bowls, sprinkle with paprika, and serve with oyster crackers.

    Serves 6 to 8.


 

 

 


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