Stuffed Oysters

Ingredients

• the grated yolks of four hard boiled eggs
• half the quantity of minced bacon or salt fat pork
• a little pepper
• or chopped parsley
• the uncooked yolk of another egg
• four dozen oysters
• coat them over with breadcrumbs
• a little warmed butter

Method

1. 1

   Put the grated yolks of hard boiled eggs into a basin and mix in minced bacon, pepper, and parsley.

2. 2

   Make a paste with uncooked egg yolk.

3. 3

   Stuff oysters with the mixture, place in shells, coat with breadcrumbs, add warmed butter, and bake until done.

4. 4

   Garnish with fried bread and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Cook Book, by "Oscar" of the Waldorf (1896) by Oscar Tschirky, page 53. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

StufFed Oysters. Put the grated yolks of four hard boiled eggs into a basin and mix in half the quantity of minced bacon or salt fat pork, add a little pepper or chopped parsley and make them all into a paste by adding the uncooked yolk of another egg. Split open four dozen oysters, stuff them with this mixture, put them in large oyster shells, coat « them over with breadcrumbs, put a little warmed butter

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