Oyster Croquettes
From The Blue grass cook book, 1904
Serves 3
Presented as published in 1904. 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 Blue grass cook book (1904) by Minnie C. Fox, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
OYSTER CROQUETTES Drain 1 quart oysters and chop fine. Take 1 pint bread-crumbs and add 1 teaspoon baking- powder. Mix oysters and crumbs and pour over 1 cup of cream. Season with pepper, salt, and 1 tablespoon butter. Fix well and add 2 well-beaten eggs. Make into shapes and dip in egg, roll in cracker-dust, and fry a rich brown. RICE CROQUETTES Mrs. Strauder Goff 1^ pints boiled rice, 3 eggs. Butter size of 1^ eggs, 3 tablespoons cream, ^ teaspoon scraped onion, Salt and cayenne pepper to taste, A small pinch of mace. Reserve 2 whites of the eggs to roll the cro- 82 CROQUETTES quettes in. Mix the ingredients and cook in a double boiler till quite thick. Allow to cool. Form into croquettes and fry in deep fat, after rolling in the whites of the eggs and bread-crumbs. The seasoning can be varied by omitting the mace and adding a half a teacup of grated cheese or grated ham, or a cup of chopped chicken or brains. They should always be served with to- mato sauce. SALMON CROQUETTES 1 can salmon, 2 eggs, ^ cup of butter, 1 cup of fine bread-crumbs, 1 teaspoon baking-powder
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