Recipe - Gourmet Oyster Loaf

1 Long loaf sourdough French
bread
Butter
1 teaspoon Garlic powder
2 Dozen oysters; fried

SAUCE
One half Stick butter
3 tablespoon Flour
1 cup Milk
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
One half teaspoon Paprika
One fourth teaspoon Thyme
One fourth teaspoon Mace
1 ds Hot sauce
1 ds Cayenne
1/3 cup Sauterne wine
One half cup Chopped ripe olives

Cut a lengthwise slice from top of bread. Scoop out inside, leaving shell.
Mix One fourth cup butter with garlic powder and spread inside of shell and lid.
Place fried oysters in shell. Make sauce by melting butter, then blend in
flour. Add milk gradually, stirring constantly until thick. Stir in
seasonings. Add sauterne. Pour over oysters. Add olives. Place lid on
shell. Wrap in damp cloth and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 300ø for 20
to 30 minutes. Cut into 2 to 3 inch slices. Can be garnished with parsley.
Yield: 1 loaf.

From Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.