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Fried Oyster Crabs

From The Cook Book, by "Oscar" of the Waldorf, 1896

Sprinkle with salt before serving.

Presented as published in 1896. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The Cook Book, by "Oscar" of the Waldorf (1896) by Oscar Tschirky, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Oyster Crabs. Wash and dry about one and one-half pints of oyster crabs, dip them first in flour, and then in cold milk, and finally in cracker dust or well sifted breadcrumbs. Shake them up well in a colander, and fry in hot fatrfor two or three minutes. Serve in croustades made of short paste

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