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FRIED OYSTERS
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FRIED OYSTERS

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

276
Calories
16g
Protein
20g
Fat
8g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Water not in our table 0
Liquor not in our table 0
Mace not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • a pint of oysters
  • a piece of butter half the size of an egg
  • 49 stewed oysters
  • one third as much cold water as liquor
  • butter half the size of an egg
  • cayenne
  • pepper
  • mace
  • vinegar

Directions

1

Take large oysters, wash them clean out of the liquor, wijje them dry, dip them in eggs and crumbs, and fry them in hot fat.

2

PRIMARY COOK BOOK. 49 STEWED OYSTERS.

3

Wash a pint of oysters; let the liquor stand and settle about ten minutes, strain it through a fine sieve into a saucepan ; add one third as much cold water as liquor and a piece of butter half the size of an egg ; traid into it a little flour or cracker-crumbs, and stir this into the liquor; add a little cayenne pepper and mace, if liked, and boil this up ; add the oysters. Toast a couple of crackers and butter them a little; lay them into the the dish, and pour the oysters on to them. Before dishing, add a little white wine or vinegar.

By E. Putnam · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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