Christmas oyster soup

Ingredients

 * 2 	carrots, mediun peeled & grated in long thin shreds
 * 1/2 	cup	celery, finely diced
 * 1/4 	cup	butter, melted
 * 4 	cup	milk, or 1⁄2 milk, 1⁄2 cream
 * 4 	cup	Oysters salt and pepper to taste

Directions

 * 1) Peel and grate in long thin shreads, the carrots and add finely diced celery.
 * 2) Melt butter in saucepan and add the vegetables. Stir.
 * 3) Cover and simmer over very low heat for 20 minutes, without browning the vegetables.
 * 4) Add milk (or use 1⁄2 milk, 1⁄2 cream); bring to a boil.
 * 5) Heat oysters in enamelled cast iron pan over medium heat; do not boil.
 * 6) Pour into milk and serve.
 * 7) Use salt and pepper to taste.
 * 8) The soup should be served as soon as ready, otherwise it tend to curdle.
 * 9) The milk and vegetables can be be prepared ahead of time and the oysters heated and served at the last minute.