Oyster Fritters

Original Ingredients

• plump, good-sized oysters
• 1 cup oyster juice
• 1 cup milk
• a little salt
• 4 well-beaten eggs
• flour enough to make batter like griddle-cakes
• butter and lard for frying

Original Instructions

1. 1

   Select plump, good-sized oysters and drain off the juice

2. 2

   To a cup of this juice add a cup of milk, a little salt, four well-beaten eggs, and flour enough to make batter like griddle-cakes

3. 3

   Envelope an oyster in a spoonful of this batter (some cut them in halves or chop them fine)

4. 4

   Fry in butter and lard, mixed in a frying pan the same as we fry eggs

5. 5

   Turn to fry brown on both sides

6. 6

   Send to the table very hot