Name: Oyster Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons tomato cat- i teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoon paprika

Oyster Cocktail

A chilled sauce of tomato, salt, paprika, horseradish, Tabasco, vinegar, served with oysters.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription

By Hamilton, Ohio. First Methodist Episcopal church. [from old catalog] · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients

Oyster Cocktail

Ingredients

2 tablespoons tomato cat- i teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon paprika

Directions

Combine 2 tablespoons tomato cat, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1 tablespoon horseradish, a few drops of Tabasco, and 1 tablespoon vinegar to make sauce, then mix thoroughly.
Serve with a pint of oysters.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

22Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

5 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By Hamilton, Ohio. First Methodist Episcopal church. [from old catalog]. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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What each ingredient does

Tomato cat: Adds sweetness, body and acidity to the sauce.
Vinegar (in the method): Adds sharp acidity that brightens the flavour of the sauce.
Horseradish (in the method): Adds pungent heat that cuts through the richness of the sauce.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.