(Originally Suggested by Dr. M. A. Randolph)

To a half dozen large oysters with their juice add a half pint of cold water; heat in a saucepan to boiling and boil briskly for a few minutes; pour off the broth and set it aside.

Mince the oysters finely and reduce to a paste with a potato masher, in a wooden bowl; put in a glass jar with the broth and add

Extractum Pancreatis ........ 3 measures * (15 grs.)

Soda Bicarbonate ............ 1 measure (15 grs.) mixed thoroughly into one powder.

Let the jar stand in hot water or in a warm place, where the temperature is not above 115o Fahr., for an hour and a half. Then pour into a saucepan, stir in a half pint of milk and heat slowly to boiling point. Season to taste and serve hot.

The boiling is essential - to prevent further digestion and keep the broth from spoiling.

If heated gradually, the milk will be sufficiently digested before the mixture boils.

The very small bits of oyster that remain undissolved may be strained out, or rejected in eating the soup, but are rarely unacceptable to the stomach.

* Extractum Pancreatis can be obtained of any druggist, in 1 oz. bottles. With each oz. package are two measures - one for 5 grs. Ex-tractum Pancreatis and one for 15 grs. Soda Bicarbonate.