To pickle Oysters

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806
Source
New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Time
Cook: 15 min Total: 15 min
Yield
48.0 oysters
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (8)
  1. Wash four dozen oysters in their own liquor.
  2. Strain the liquor.
  3. Simmer the oysters in their liquor until scalded enough.
  4. Take the oysters out and cover them.
  5. To the liquor, add a few peppercorns, a blade of mace, a tablespoonful of salt, three of white wine, and four of vinegar.
  6. Simmer the mixture for fifteen minutes.
  7. When cold, pour the mixture on the oysters.
  8. Keep the oysters in a jar close covered.
Original Text
To pickle Oysters. Wash four dozen of oysters in their own liquor; then strain, and in it simmer them till scalded enough: take them out and cover them. To the liquor put a few peppercorns, a blade of mace, a table spoonful of salt, three of white wine, and four of vinegar: simmer fifteen minutes; and when cold, pour it on the oysters, and keep them in a jar close covered.
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