2    Carrots; medium

           -peeled & grated in long,
           -thin shreds
    1/2 c  Celery; finely diced

    1/4 c  Butter; melted

      4 c  Milk; or 1/2 milk, 1/2 cream

      4 c  Oysters

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