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To Feed Oysters in the Shell

A brine of coarse sea salt, corn or oatmeal, and water used to feed oysters in their shells.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Feed Oysters in the Shell

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash the oysters clean and lay them bottom side down.

  2. Pour the salt and water mixture over the oysters.

  3. Mix the salt and oatmeal well.

  4. Sprinkle the mixture over the oysters.

  5. Repeat this process every other day and keep the oysters in a cellar.

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

Coarse sea salt
Draws out moisture and seasons the oysters while the brine works.

“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.