Recipes Featuring Oysters
- Oyster Rarebit
1 cup oysters
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 pound soft mild cheese, cut in small pieces
1/4 teaspoon salt
Few grains cayenne
2 eggs
- Oyster Sauce | 1 pint oysters
1 pint oysters
4 ounces milk or cream
2 Tbsps cold butter
Pinch of cayenne
Pinch of salt
1 Tbsp flour
- Oyster Short Cake
For the cake:
1 quart flour
3 tsps baking powder
1 Tbsp butter
Pinch of salt
Milk
Filling:
1 quart oysters
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1 Tbsp flour
Salt or pepper
- Oyster Pie | Oysters
Oysters
Butter
Pepper
1 Tbsp pepper sauce
Salt
1 lb flour
1/2 lb butter
Bread crumbs - Oyster Fritters | 2 eggs, very lightly beaten
2 eggs, very lightly beaten
2 Tbsps cream or milk
3 Tbsps flour, sifted
Pinch of salt
Oysters
Lard - Oyster Fritters | Oysters
Oysters
6 eggs, lightly beaten
6 Tbsps flour
1 1/2 pint milk
Butter
Lard
- Oyster Potpie
1 quart oysters
Oyster liquor
1 pint hot water
Salt
Pepper
Butter
Flour
Cold milk
Biscuit dough (see Baking Powder Biscuit recipe)
- Oyster Soup | Oysters
Oysters
Oyster liquor
Milk
1 Tbsp flour
1 heaping Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper - Economical Oyster Soup
1 quart oysters
2 quarts water
Salt
Pepper
1 Tbsp butter
Flour
4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1/2 pint milk
Croutons - Oyster Fritters
Plump, good-sized oysters
1 cup oyster juice
1 cup milk
Salt
4 eggs, well beaten
Flour
Butter or lard