Oysters fried in batter

1 batch

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pint Oysters
2 Eggs
½ pint Milk
1¼ cup Flour
Salt and pepper to taste
Nutmeg
Oil for frying

Directions

Scald the oysters in their own liquor, beard them, and lay them on a cloth to drain thoroughly. Break the eggs into a basin, mix the flour with them, add the milk gradually, with nutmeg if desired and seasoning, and put the oysters in a batter. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan; put in the oysters one at a time; when done, take them up with a sharp pointed skewer and dish them on a napkin.

Fried oysters are frequently used for garnishing fish, and if so used a few bread crumbs should be added to the flour.

From The White House Cookbook, 1929 ed. MMed by Dave Sacerdote.

Submitted By DAVE SACERDOTE On 12-29-95

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