The oysters cooked as above with the liquor only served with them, and no milk.

Note - It is with cooking an oyster as with cooking an egg. It may be either soft boiled or hard boiled, only there is a difference that an oyster boiled hard is spoiled. To cook oysters for stews set some of the liquor that has been previously boiled and strained as directed above, on the range in a little saucepan and drop in the oysters with a fork. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, shake them back and forth while heating and as soon as the liquor fairly boils they are done. Time about 3 minutes for one stew.

309 - Dry Stew

The same as plain stew but served without the liquor. Have a spoonful of fresh butter ready melted at a convenient place and pour it to the oysters in the bowl after they have been dipped up out of their liquor with a strainer.