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Spiced Oysters

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This recipe for spiced oysters has been adapted and modernized from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia.

Ingredients

  • 100 oysters
  • 12 whole cloves
  • 24 whole allspice
  • Mace, to taste
  • Cayenne pepper, to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup cider vinegar

Instructions

  1. 1
    Strain the oyster liquor through a sieve, and put it in a saucepan.
  2. 2
    Add the oysters, spices, salt, and cider vinegar.
  3. 3
    Place them over a slow fire, and as soon as they boil remove them from the heat.
  4. 4
    Pour the oysters into a large bowl, and let cool.
  5. 5
    When cooled, cover and store the oysters.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Spiced_Oysters