To fry OYSTERS

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
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The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (8)
Instructions (5)
  1. Beat the yolks of two eggs.
  2. Add to the beaten yolks a little nutmeg, a blade of pounded mace, a spoonful of flour, and a little salt.
  3. Dip your oysters in the mixture.
  4. Fry them in hog's-lard until light brown.
  5. If you choose, add a little parsley shredded fine.
Original Text
To fry OYSTERS. TAKE a quarter of an hundred of large oysters, beat the yolks of two eggs, add to it a little nutmeg, and a blade of mace pounded, a spoonful of flour, and a little salt, dip in your oysters, and fry them in hog's-lard-light brown; if you choose you may add a little parsley shred fine.—N. B. They are a proper garnish for cod's-head, calves-head, or most made dishes.
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