Escaloped Oysters

Ingredients

• one solid quart of oysters
• half a pint of cracker crumbs
• three tablespoonfuls and a half of butter
• one teaspoonful and a half of salt
• one-third of a teaspoonful of pepper

Method

1. 1

   Put one-third of the oysters in the bottom of the dish, sprinkle with half a teaspoonful of salt and one-third of the pepper, and dot with one tablespoonful of butter.

2. 2

   Spread half a cupful of cracker crumbs over this, then the remainder of the oysters, seasoning again with salt and pepper, and dotting with butter.

3. 3

   Spread the remaining cracker crumbs and dot with butter, sprinkle with oyster liquor, and bake in a hot oven for half an hour.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 109. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Escaloped Oysters. For a dish that holds three pints, generous measure, use one solid quart of oysters, half a pint of cracker crumbs, three table-spoonfuls and a half of butter, one teaspoonful and a half of salt, and one-third of a tea- spoonful of pepper. Put one-third of the oysters in the bottom of the dish, taking them up with a fork, that there may not be too much liquor, — as there would be if a spoon were used. Sprinkle half a teaspoonful of salt and one-third of the pepper on these. Now dot with one table-spoonful of the butter. Spread a generous half-cupful of the cracker crumbs over this. Now spread the remainder of the oysters on the cracker crumbs, taking them up, as before, with the fork. Sprinkle with the rest of the salt and pepper, and dot with a table-spoonful and a half of butter. Spread the remainder of the cracker over these oysters. Now dot with a table-spoonful of butter, and sprinkle with the oyster liquor. Bake in a hot oven for half an hour. If the flavor be liked, a slight grating of nutmeg and a gill of wine may be added to this dish. * Here is another receipt in which bread crumbs are used instead of cracker : Take one solid quart of oysters, drained as free as possible from liquid, three pints of grated bread crumbs, a teaspoonful and a half of salt, one-third of a teaspoonful of pepper

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