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Fried Oysters

From Cooking for profit, 1886

Serves 3

Using milk in the batter gives a finer color when frying.

Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cooking for profit (1886) by Jessup Whitehead, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fried Oysters. 1 dozen oysters. 1 cup cracker-meal or crumbs. ■J cup milk batter. Lard to fry. Lemon to garnish

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