Oyster Sauce for Virginia Ham

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Oyster Sauce for Virginia Ham Ingredients

1 pt Oysters with their liquor	1 c Dry white wine
1/8 ts Ground mace	3 tb Each flour & butter; cooked

Instructions for Oyster Sauce for Virginia Ham

The General was very fond of Virginia ham. Mrs. Washington took great pride in curing some 400 hams a year, and she cooked almost every day since she never really quite knew who was going to show up for dinner. Her husband preferred his ham with this sauce. The recipe comes from a collection attributed to Mrs. Hannah Glasse, "A Lady," published in London in 1747. We know that Mrs. Washington had a copy and used it often. This is the most likely source for the Generals favorite sauce for ham. Place the oysters in a saucepan, along with their own liquor. Add the mace and bring to a simmer. When the oysters are plump (a very short time), remove them from the pan. Add the wine to the juices and reduce a bit. Add the roux and thicken the sauce. Return the oysters to the sauce and serve. From . Downloaded from Glens MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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