Pickled Oysters

Ingredients

• Large jar of Oysters (must have over one pint of oyster liquor)
• Two pints of vinegar
• Pepper
• Mace
• Salt

Directions

Oysters

1. Begin by opening the oysters and saving the liquor into a pot
2. Warm the oysters in the liquor until just before boiling, small bubbles and steam will be visible
3. Remove the oysters from the liquor 

Pickling

1. Combine one pint of the liquor with the vinegar
2. Add pepper, mace, and salt to taste
3. Allow ingredients to boil for approximately 1 hour
4. Leave broth to cool
5. Pour over the oysters and serve 

Source – Creole Cookery Book.
Prepared by Fatima Z. Hussain
Louisiana Anthology
June 10, 2019