The ingredients for this escalloped dish are
1 cup macaroni,
1 pint oysters,
1 cup white sauce and
one-thirdcup buttered bread crumbs.
Make the white sauce by melting 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan.
Draw pan to one side, add 2 table spoons flour, stirring until perfectly smooth, then pour in 1 cup of milk
gradually. Boil 3 to 5 minutes over the open flame, stirring continually.
Season with pepper and salt.
Break one cup of macaroni into medium lengths, wash, and cook 15 to 20 minutes in 2 quarts boiling salted water. Drain, rinse in cold water, and drain again.
Put a layer of cooked macaroni in the bottom of a buttered baking dish, then a layer of oysters, season with butter, salt and pepper, and cover with white sauce.
Repeat until all ingredients are used.
Cover with buttered crumbs and bake until thoroughly heated through and until crumbs are brown.
(This recipe is estimated in quantity to serve six persons.)