Fricasseed Oysters

Ingredients

• Twenty-five large oysters
• 2 ounces of butter
• 1 tablespoon of flour
• yolks of 2 eggs
• a little salt
• cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• a little nutmeg

Method

1. 1

   Put oysters on fire in their liquor; when they boil, transfer to a colander.

2. 2

   In a saucepan, melt butter, sprinkle in flour, and stir until cooked.

3. 3

   Add oyster liquor, then mix in beaten yolks, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and lemon juice.

4. 4

   Return to heat to set eggs, add oysters last, and garnish with lemon slices.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fricasseed Oysters. Twenty-five large oysters, 2 ounces of butter, 1 tablespoon of flour, yolks of 2 eggs, a little salt and cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and a little nutmeg

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