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                    Oyster Patties

1/2 cup butter
1 large onion, chopped
4 ribs celery, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 pints oysters (reserve liquor), chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce cayenne to taste
3 cups thick White Sauce
3 dozen cocktail patty shells

In a heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, green onion, garlic and parsley
and sauté until limp and translucent. Add the oysters and cook until the oysters are curled.
Add the salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne. In another saucepan, make a thick
 White Sauce. Add the White Sauce to the oyster mixture gradually.
Thin the mixture with oyster liquor if necessary.
 Heat the patty shells at 350 until they are piping hot.
 Fill the shells with the hot oyster mixture and serve immediately.

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