To Batter Oysters

Ingredients

• 8 eggs
• 2 teaspoons butter
• Wheat flour
• Pepper
• Salt
• Lard

Directions

1. Make the batter by whisking together the eggs, butter, and flour. 
2. Add salt and pepper to taste. 
3. Drain the oysters from their juices and stir them in the batter. 
4. Drop some of the oyster mixtures from a ladle into boiling lard.
5. Let the oysters cook until golden brown.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Caitlyn Craddock
Louisiana Anthology
June 10, 2021