1 Qt. shucked Maryland
standard oysters (with liquor) 1/4 C. butter
1 Small onion — chopped fine
1 Stalk celery — diced
2 Tbsp. flour
1 C. oyster liquor
1 C. milk
1 Tsp. salt
1/2 Tsp. McCormick-Schilling mace
1/4 Tsp. McCormick-Schilling black pepper
1 Dash McCormick-Schilling nutmeg
1 Dash McCormick-Schilling cayenne pepper
3 Tbsp. flour
16 cooked patty shells
Drain oysters; reserve liquor. Melt butter; saute onion and celery until soft and golden. Blend in 2 tablespoons flour. Gradually stir in oyster liquor and milk. Add salt, mace, black pepper, nutmeg and cayenne pepper. Blend in 3 tablespoons flour and cook, stirring constantly until mixture comes to boil and thickens. Add oysters to sauce; heat until oysters plump and edges curl. Do not boil. Spoon about 1/2 cup oyster mixture into each patty shell. Serve immediately. Makes 8 servings, 2 patty shells each.