Break four ounces of macaroni into pieces two inches long; throw into boiling water; boil rapidly thirty minutes; drain; throw into cold water for fifteen minutes; drain again. Drain fifty oysters. Put a layer of these oysters into the bottom of a baking dish, then a layer of the boiled macaroni; another layer of oysters and macaroni; dusting a little salt and pepper over each layer; continue until the dish is filled; having the last layer macaroni. Cut a tablespoonful of butter into bits. Put the bits over the top, and dust thickly with bread crumbs. Pour over this four tablespoonfuls of cream, and bake in a quick oven about twenty minutes. |