Oysters au Naturel

Ingredients

• Fresh oysters
• Cut lemon
• Seasonings
• Brown bread and butter

Method

1. 1

   When oysters are served raw, they must be very fresh.

2. 2

   Keep them in a cool place, well washed or scrubbed before using.

3. 3

   Open them shortly before needed to retain flavor.

4. 4

   Hold them with the deep shell in the palm of the left hand, and break them on one side with an oyster knife.

5. 5

   Serve in the deeper shell to retain liquid.

6. 6

   Allow six oysters per person, arrange neatly on a plate with valve sides to the center, place a quarter of a cut lemon in the middle, and garnish with parsley or cress.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 176. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Oysters au Naturel (Huitres au Naturel) Fresh oysters. | Cut lemon. Seasonings. I Brown bread and butter

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