Oyster Stuffing

3 c. dry bread crumbs 1/4 c. butter 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 c. oysters | c. chopped celery

Moisten the bread crumbs with a sufficient amount of hot water to make them quite soft. Brown the butter slightly and add it, with the seasonings, to the bread.
Mix with this the oysters and chopped celery. Stuff into the bird.