Oysters. No. 1.

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (5)
oysters
brine
Instructions (8)
  1. Wash well all the grit from the oysters.
  2. To every three pints of clear water put half an ounce of bruised pepper, some salt, and a quarter of an ounce of mace.
  3. Let these boil over a gentle fire, until a fourth part is consumed, skimming it.
  4. Just scald the oysters.
  5. Put the scalded oysters into the liquor.
  6. Put them into barrels or pots.
  7. Stop them very close.
  8. They will keep for a year in a cool place.
Original Text
Oysters. No. 1. Take a quantity of large oysters with their liquor; wash well all the grit from them, and to every three pints of clear water put half an ounce of bruised pepper, some salt, and a quarter of an ounce of mace. Let these boil over a gentle fire, until a fourth part is consumed, skimming it; just scald the oysters,[359] and put them into the liquor; put them into barrels or pots; stop them very close, and they will keep for a year in a cool place.
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