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APPLE SAUCE

Put in saucepan

Tops, cores, and small pieces of apple removed in the making of apple shells. Add

¾ cup water in which apple balls were soaked and cook gently until apple is soft. Rub through a strainer. Add

¾ cup sugar, and stir and cook until sugar is dissolved and sauce is of the proper consistency. This may be used at another meal.


SAUTÉD OYSTERS

Put

1 pint oysters in strainer over a bowl and over them pour

2 tablespoons cold water, reserving liquid. Pick over oysters, removing any bits of shell that may adhere to tough muscle. Crush

5 common crackers on board with rolling pin or put through food chopper, and sift the

Crumbs. There should be ½ cup. Coat each oyster with the cracker crumbs. Sauté in

4 tablespoons melted butter or cooking oil. When brown on one side turn and brown the other side. Cover

8 slices of toast, cut in three strips each, with Celery sauce, and serve an oyster on each piece of toast.