Fried Oysters in Cracker Meal

Ingredients

• 1 cup cold water
• 1 quart of oysters
• Salt
• Pepper
• Flour
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 egg

Method

1. 1

   Wash oysters using one cup cold water to a quart of oysters.

2. 2

   Drain and dry between crash towels.

3. 3

   Sprinkle with salt and pepper, dredge with flour, and dip in egg diluted with cold water.

4. 4

   Dip in fine cracker meal ensuring each oyster is well covered.

5. 5

   Fry in deep hot Cottolene until golden brown.

6. 6

   Drain on brown paper and garnish with stuffed olives and parsley.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Fifty-two Sunday dinners (1913) by Elizabeth O. Hiller, page 84. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRIED OYSTERS IN CRACKER MEAL) Wash the desired number of New York Counts, using one cup cold water to a quart of oysters. Drain and dry them between crash towels. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, dredge with flour and dip them, one at a time, in ^gg^ diluted with two tablespoons cold water to each egg. Then dip in fine cracker meal. It is very important that each oyster is well covered with crumbs. Fry in deep hot Cottolene to a golden brown. Drain on brown paper, garnish with stuffed olives and sprays of parsley. FRIED OYSTERS (IN BATTER) Follow directions in the foregoing recipe, and dip oysters in batter (see next page). Fry in deep hot Cottolene, turn occasion- ally. Drain and serve on folded napkin, garnished with curled celery and slices of lemon rind dipped in finely chopped parsley. 186 Supplementary Recipes Batter 1 cup bread flour. 3^ teaspoon pepper. 3^ teaspoon salt. 2 eggs. }/2, teaspoon celery salt. % cup milk. Process: Mix and sift dry ingredients; add milk slowly, beating constantly until batter is smooth. Beat eggs thick and light, cut and fold them into batter. Beat thoroughly and dip the drained and dried oysters into batter, one by one, and fry in deep, hot Cottolene. COD FISH BALLS 1 cup "picked up" codfish. 1 egg

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