Broiled Oysters

Ingredients

• twenty-five large oysters
• two tablespoonfuls of flour
• four tablespoonfuls of milk
• four tablespoonfuls of cracker-dust
• two eggs
• four heaped tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs
• two ounces of butter
• the juice of half a lemon
• one-half a saltspoonful of salt
• an equal amount of pepper

Method

1. 1

   Drain oysters, mix flour, milk, pepper, and salt.

2. 2

   Dip oysters in the mixture, then in cracker-dust.

3. 3

   Let stand for 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Beat eggs, dip oysters in eggs, then in bread crumbs.

5. 5

   Broil for five minutes, serve with butter and lemon juice.

As published

This recipe was extracted from My mother's cook book (1902) by Matilda Lees Dods, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Broiled Oysters.— There will be required for this: twenty-five large oysters, two tablespoonfuls of flour, four tablespoonfuls of milk, four tablespoonfuls of cracker-dust, two eggs, four heaped tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs, two ounces of butter, and the juice of half a lemon, one- half a saltspoonful of salt, and an equal amount' of peppe

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.