Oyster Short Cake

Ingredients

• One quart of sifted flour
• two teaspoonfuls baking powder
• one tablespoonful butter
• a pinch of salt
• enough sweet milk to moisten well
• one quart of oysters
• a half cup of water
• a half cup of milk
• the same of butter
• a tablespoonful of flour
• a little salt
• and pepper

Method

1. 1

   Roll the dough about an inch thick and bake quickly on tin plates.

2. 2

   While baking, put oysters and water on the stove; mix milk, butter, flour, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Boil all together.

4. 4

   When cakes are done, split open and spread oysters between the pieces and on top.

5. 5

   Serve remaining oysters in a gravy dish.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Dora's cook book (1888) by Dora E. Fairfield, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

OYSTER SHORT CAKE. One quart of sifted four, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, one tablespoonful butter, a pinch of salt, and 28 DORA’S COOK BOOK, enough sweet milk to moisten well; roll about an inch thick, and bake quickly on tin plates. While baking, take one quart of oysters and a half cup of water and put on the stove; then take a half cup of milk and the same of butter, mix with a tablespoonful of flour, and a little salt ‘and pepper

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