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Oyster Patties

A pastry case filled with oysters.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Oyster Patties

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the cases

  1. Make a good puff pastry or buy a dozen small vol-au-vent cases from a confectioner.

  2. If using bought cases, heat them in the oven for a few minutes before serving.

Fill and serve

  1. Fill the cases with prepared oysters.

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.

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What each ingredient does

Puff paste
Forms the crisp, flaky shell that holds the filling.
Oysters
Supply the main savoury filling placed inside the cases.

“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.

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